Aḥmad Razā Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن said: If she wears thick and loose clothing, not a thin (garment) that reveals the colour of her body or hair, or tight (clothes) that reveal the shapes of her body; and she is not alone with him; and the spiritual guide is not young (he is so old that there is no chance of the spiritual guide and the female disciple being sexually aroused); in short, if there is no unlawful behaviour at the present time or risk of it in the future, then there is no harm in visiting him or inviting him in order to learn religious knowledge (and) matters of the Divine path.
(Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 22, pp. 240)
Question: Can an Islamic sister talk to her non-Maḥram spiritual guide or other men?
Answer: Only if necessary. My master A’lā Ḥaḍrat, Imām-e-Aĥl-e-Sunnat, scholar of Sharī’aĥ, guide of Ṭarīqaĥ, Ash-Shāĥ Imām Aḥmad Razā Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ الـرَّحْمٰن explains the various aspects of this issue: She can talk to all her Maḥārim men; and if necessary, in the absence of any risk of an unlawful and indecent act, and if both are not alone and she wears a veil, then (she can talk to) some of non-Maḥram men as well. (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 22, pp. 243)
One should avoid speaking to one’s spiritual guide without his permission and should not compel him to speak either because he might feel it more appropriate to abstain from speaking.
Question: Can an Islamic sister request her spiritual guide via phone to pray for solutions to her personal problems?