Factor willingness to contribute cash waqf among Johor government staff in Kota Iskandar

Cash Waqf is form of worship in Islam and it is also a financial instrument to help local or state communities to make a living and benefit from it based on the economic concept of welfare. Considering the importance of waqf in the socio-economic field in Malaysia, the government expanded the scope of waqf which was originally only in the form of fixed assets and then added with movable assets such as money. As a country with the majority Muslim population, Malaysia has a huge cash waqf potential. But this potential has not been able to be optimized by the government or the private sector. Waqf is also regarded as one of the public funds to assist the socioeconomic development of Islam from direct dependence to full government assistance. This study will look factor willingness of Johor State Public Servants in Kota Iskandar to contribute on cash waqf. The methodology of this paper is a quantitative research based on 327 respondents of Johor State Public Servant in Kota Iskandar. There are four factors that influence willingness to contribute on cash waqf, namely knowledge, religiosity, financial capability, and promotion. To determine the influence of these factors, the data obtained from respondents from the survey instrument adopted were subjected to descriptive analysis statistical analysis. The findings show that these four factors are significant with factors influencing Johor State Public Servant willingness to contribute to the Cash Waqf