Jakim Covid-19 fund not only for Muslims, says minister

Published: Mar 25, 2020 4:15 AM | Updated: Mar 25, 2020 5:04 AM

CORONAVIRUS | De facto religious affairs Minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri has reiterated that the "Musa’adah Covid-19" fund launched yesterday was not only for Muslim recipients.

Taking to Twitter, the former Federal Territories mufti said he had never stated that the fund by the Islamic Affairs Department (Jakim) was set-up only for Muslim recipients as erroneously reported by an online portal.

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