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Is it permissible to perform ablution with more than one "mudd" of water if that is easier and less time-consuming than performing ablution with one "mudd," while closing the tap and using two cupped hands of water for each wash?

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It is permissible for the one performing ablution to use more than a mudd of water for ablution, while emphasizing the importance of perfecting ablution and being careful of the disliked extravagance in water. Muslims have unanimously agreed that the amount of water sufficient for ablution (wudu') and ritual bathing (ghusl) is not fixed.

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