1.   The shariah attaches utmost significance to the sanctity of the veil. During the lifetime of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, women would offer the prayers with the congregation in the masjid. Due to a change in the time and state, women were prohibited from attending the masjid. It is mentioned in Fatawa Razawiyyah: Sayyiduna Umar رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ prohibited women from entering the masjid. The people mentioned this to Sayyidatuna A’isha رَضِیَ اللهُ عَنْهَا. She responded [in support of Sayyiduna Umar’s رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ   decision]: “If these troublesome conditions were present during the lifetime of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, he too would have prevented women from attending the masjid.”^[1]

2.   From this blessed incident, we learn that the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم can speak to any deceased person he wishes with the power granted to him by Allah. We also learn that the deceased is capable of listening to and understanding the speech of creation. Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه   states:

Living people have different capabilities of listening. Some people can hear things that are close by, and some can hear things from far away, like the prophets and awliya. This power does not decrease after death, it only increases. Therefore, you can call out to the deceased when visiting their graves but not from afar. However, you can call out to the prophets عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام   and awliya رَحْمَۃُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَیْہِمْ from afar as they could listen to distant things during their lives.^[2]

3.   Dear Islamic brothers, if the closest relative of the deceased is unable to offer the funeral prayer, he has the choice of offering the funeral prayer at the grave. It is mentioned in Bahar-e-Shari’at, volume 1, page 838: