Some people, when told to reduce the water used for wudu' as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did, say: There was not much water in his time (peace and blessings be upon him)!

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: When I find a man performing wudu' with a lot of water, I tell him to reduce the water in his wudu', because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform wudu' with one mudd. Some of them reply and say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not have much water in his days. He asks: How should one answer such a statement?

Answer:
How does he know that the Messenger did not have much water, when he was in Madinah? Madinah is a land of water and wells. This is extravagance in worship, and one is forbidden from extravagance in worship. So he should leave this extravagance and be moderate with the water, and the example to follow is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.