Prophet of Raḥmaĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم did the same. He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم shook one of its dry branches until its leaves fell off and then said to me, ‘O Salmān! Will you not ask me why I did this?’ I asked, ‘Why did you do this?’ He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Surely, when a Muslim does Wuḍū [ablution] properly and offers his five Ṣalāĥs then his sins fall off like these leaves fall off.’ Then he صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم recited this blessed verse:
وَ اَقِمِ الصَّلٰو ۃَ طَرَ فَیِ ا لنَّہَارِ وَ زُلَفًا مِّنَ الَّیۡلِ ؕ اِنَّ ا لۡحَسَنٰتِ یُذۡ ہِبۡنَ ا لسَّیِّاٰتِ ؕ ذٰ لِکَ ذِ کۡرٰی لِلذّٰکِرِ یۡنَ ﴿۱۱۴﴾ۚ
And keep the prayer established at the two ends of the day and in some parts of the night; indeed good deeds wipe out the evil deeds; this is an advice to those who accept advice.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 12, Sūraĥ Ĥūd, verse 114)
(Musnad Imām Aḥmad, vol. 9, pp. 178, Ḥadīš 23768)
Question: Can a woman have her pulse checked by a male doctor?
Answer: If it is not possible to see a female doctor, then it is permissible for her to visit a male doctor. If necessary, a male doctor can look at a female patient’s body and also touch the area of pain, however, she can only reveal the ‘affected’ part of her body to him. If the doctor looks at or touches an unnecessary area of her body he is a sinner. If she requires an injection, then for this, she should seek the service of a female nurse, because men are not usually needed for this task.