FACEBOOK Musleh Khan has claimed that women are fit for marriage as soon as they hit puberty.

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Musleh Khan, who claims to be an expert on marriage counselling, believes that a wife must be completely obedient to their husband, according to a leaked presentation. The new police chaplain reportedly said that unless a woman is ill, or is fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, they must consent to sex when their husband demands it.

He allegedly said: "Without a valid reason then she committed a major sin. "So sisters it's part of your act of worship towards Allah that you try to respond to this as best you can as part of your duties as the wife." Khan also reportedly advised women that they should seek permission from their husbands just to leave their home.

GETTY Muslim women wearing the niqab.

The perturbing comments came in a question and answer session at Ummah Nabawiah Mosque in Ontario, Canada, in 2015, where Khan explained that a girl is fit to be married whenever she hits puberty. Speaking about Mohammed's marriage to nine year-old Aisha in the Koran, he reportedly said: "Nine year-olds back then are comparable to 20 to 30 year-olds now. "Back then at nine years old you were mature enough and you could get married."

But the president of the Toronto Police Association, Mike McCormack, has claimed to have received a torrent of emails about the chaplain's views. He said that Mr Khan "needs to clarify his comments", adding: "I think a lot of our members have an issue with that type of issue." The Canadian government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have been criticised for being soft on issues such as terrorism and radical Islam compared to Steven Harper, Trudeau's predecessor.

GETTY Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been criticised for his soft stance on radical Islam.