PAS central committee member Zaharuddin Mohammad rubbished claim within the party that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang had endorsed receiving funds from Umno.

Zaharudin, who is also Hadi's son-in-law, described the claim made by a PAS Youth leader as "slander".

"I know Hadi much better than the youth leader. Hadi is firm on many issues.

"Personally, Hadi had advised me... one (against) taking money particularly if it is from Umno, and two, on positions particularly if the appointments are by Umno...," he said in a Facebook posting today.

He was responding to a PAS Youth leader who purportedly claimed that Hadi had told a delegation visiting him that it was okay for PAS to take money from Umno...