This cleric is a joke but he has his followers. I don't know if he is taking Kelatan forward or backward. If not for the oil revenue, there's hardly anything work there. Perhaps idle minds naturally wander to women and sex.

Kyet, Hong Kong, China

Men give me sleepless nights - those fine specimens dancing away in nightclubs or parading round the swimming pool in just their shorts. What does the good sheikh suggest they where to stop keeping me up at night?

Jemma, London,

Everything this man has said appears to show problems with Malaysian muslim men, not women. Perhaps he should start exercising a bit of self control and not blame his weaknesses on women.

Eleanor, London, England

i would have no objections to Moslem women having to veil their faces and wear full-length clothing if Moslem men had to do the same. At the moment, it appears to be a sin for women to dress 'provocatively' and show their faces in public; but men can dress as provocatively as they like, and nobody accuses them of sinning. Presumably it doesn't matter if Moslem women have sleepless nights fantasising about men...

Bob, Birmingham,

the old man obviously has no self control, i wonder what he was like in his youth...

joe bloggs, london,

if the people who follow your religion are not strong enough mentally to resist the urges of flesh, what does it say about your religion? it must be spineless, immoral and devoid of any real culture.

a non muslim, uk,

If you believe in God, you won't question what He orders us to do. If you don't know Islam, don't act like as if you know it by heart. His sayings are a manifestation of what Islam has taught us for the last 1400 years. With all the morals are down - adultery everywhere, newly-born-babies sent to toilets, outside wedlock sex is common, we should do something to fix this world we are living in. When we are lost throughout our life, what should we do? Go back to basic.

Ahmad Hamzah, Kelantan, Malaysia

While women do sometimes give me sleepless nights, it is certainly not because of anything related to their dressing. Having lived in Malaysia for many years before coming to London, that minister's comments is hardly surprising. He even once commented that women shoul be banned from Quran recital competitions as their voices can be arousing. What a dirty old man he is.

Ken, London,

Absolutely right. I get this problem all the time.

Andrew Milner, Yokohama, Japan