Being economical with water:
Anas, radiallahu 'anh said: "The Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam used to wash with a saa'* to five amdaad, and would do ablution with a mudd" [Agreed upon: 201 & 737]
(*): A saa' is equivalent to four mudds. A mudd is a handful using two hands cupped together, of an average-sized man.
Anas, radiallahu 'anh said: "The Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam used to wash with a saa'* to five amdaad, and would do ablution with a mudd" [Agreed upon: 201 & 737]
(*): A saa' is equivalent to four mudds. A mudd is a handful using two hands cupped together, of an average-sized man.