Is charity counted if a Muslim gives it to an occupier?

Scholars have differed regarding the permissibility of giving voluntary charity (sadaqat al-tatawwu') to a disbeliever, and the reason for this difference is whether a Muslim is rewarded for spending on disbelievers.

First opinion: It is permissible to give voluntary charity to disbelievers absolutely, whether they are Dhimmis (people of the covenant) or belligerents (harbiyyin). They base this on the general nature of texts such as the Almighty's saying: {And they feed food, for love of Him, to the needy, the orphan, and the captive} [Al-Insan: 8], and the hadith: "For every wet liver, there is a reward."

Second opinion: A distinction is made between disbelievers. It is permissible to give charity other than Zakat, 'Ushr (tithe), and Kharaj (land tax) to a Dhimmi, while no charity whatsoever is permissible for a belligerent. Some of them restricted permissibility to those who have a covenant, or dhimma, or kinship, or from whom there is hope of their embracing Islam, or who are captives.

Based on this, it is hoped that the one giving charity will receive a reward for their charity, with the advice to give charity to needy Muslims to avoid disagreement and to achieve the full reward.