PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad has hit out against critics of the Islamist party, asking whether they expect its president Abdul Hadi Awang to go to the extent of slapping Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Without mentioning names, Idris said this group of critics had made use of verse 113 of the Hud chapter from the Quran which states that one should not be with the wrong and unjust, as he or she would then be thrown in hellfire.

“Because Hadi held Najib’s hand during the rally in solidarity with the Rohingya and (PAS deputy president) Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man smiled during the flag off of a food flotilla for the Rohingya, they have accused that PAS leaders will be thrown into hell.

“Do they want Hadi to slap Najib for it to be considered the right thing to do? Wow, from which tafsir (book which explains the meaning of the Quran) did they learn this from?” asked Idris in a statement published on PAS mouthpiece Harakahdaily today.

"Based on this interpretation, would thousands of civil servants at the Prime Minister’s Department burn in hell, too?

“It’s the same with those who have relatives who are in Umno, would they, too, burn in hell?”

Idris also pointed out how the same group had closed their eyes when DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng took a selfie with Najib, laughed together with Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and embraced and held hands with Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Aziz.

“We have never made this an issue and accused Lim of wanting to join BN. When (DAP supremo) Lim Kit Siang wanted to work together with BN to save the country, we didn’t turn this into an issue,” added Idris.

The Bukit Gantang lawmaker said this was an extremist mindset - that the group gets angry because PAS was on the same stage with Umno in discussing the plight of the Rohingyas and were together with other NGOs in sending aid to them.

“This group would still want to fight even if enemies from the outside come to attack, due to their hatred and grudge. Such a mindset is dangerous,” he said.

Meanwhile, responding to claims that PAS would join Umno, Idris pointed out how the Islamist party had yet to join Umno, ever since the allegation was made since 2008.

PAS had, during its muktamar in 2015, unanimously agreed to break ties with DAP after the latter accused the Islamist party of pursuing its theocratic goals.

This was the start of the disintegration of Pakatan Rakyat. Parti Amanah Negara, consisting of disgruntled former PAS members, was then formed and Pakatan Harapan was established by DAP, PKR and Amanah soon after.

PAS has consistently stressed that it was not open to working with DAP and Amanah.