A circular issued by the Johor government have asked civil servants, including non-Muslims, to donate to the state's Islamic wakaf fund every month.

"This circular is to announce the monthly deduction facility to all state, federal, statutory bodies and local government non-Muslim and Muslim staff serving in Johor to contribute to the Tabung Wakaf Rakyat Johor," it read.

This is to be accomplished via monthly deductions from their pay to be credited into the Tabung Wakaf Rakyat Johor. The state treasury had also issued a deduction code for the purpose.

The matter was the subject of the circular dated Jan 18 informing the state, local and federal government departments, agencies and statutory bodies in Johor.