The verbal jousting on the advice imparted by the late PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat continued between his son Nik Abduh and protege Husam Musa.

According to Nik Abduh, his father urged PAS members to remain in the party, but Husam did not heed that advice.

He was responding to Husam, who said some who claimed to be close to Nik Aziz had forgotten his advice to PAS members to participate in Bersih rallies.

Speaking to reporters at the Parliament lobby, Nik Abduh, who is PAS Youth chief and Pasir Mas MP, admitted that his father had given such instructions.

"Tok Guru (Nik Aziz) said it as an order to PAS, now PAS' orders are different.

"If you want to follow the deceased's (orders) go ahead, but the deceased had also said to stay in PAS and this was not followed," he added.

Husam was sacked by PAS before he joined the splinter party Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah).

Previously, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the opposition party would not participate in the Bersih 5 rally scheduled for Nov 19.

However, he said PAS had yet to decide if it would allow party members to join the rally in their personal capacity.

Takiyuddin said in principle, PAS supported Bersih's original demands but noted that the movement now also had other objectives which the party felt was not in line with its approach.

On another matter, Nik Abduh said he hoped that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's 'hudud' motion would make it to the Parliament floor.

"The people have been waiting, we've discussed it for months, it is time for MPs to debate it," he added.

Hadi's motion, which is on his Private Member's Bill to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act, is currently number seven on the order paper.

There is a possibility the motion would not be heard, as it might be pushed down further to make way for government motions.

The proposed amendments seek to strengthen the syariah courts' ability to mete out punishment.

Critics, however, fear this would pave the way for the implementation of hudud law.