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Inshallah it will. According to most schools of thought, giving non-obligatory Sadaqah to non-Muslims is permitted, among the evidence for which is the verse of the Quran that describes the traits of the righteous as:

ويطعمون الطعام على حبه مسكينا ويتيما وأسيرا

And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive,

Quran 76:8

Captives at that time were polytheist prisoners of war, see Tafsir al-Jassas etc.

Further there is the hadith which describes a person being rewarded for giving water to a thirsty dog, where the Prophet ﷺ said:

في كل ذات كبد رطبة أجر

There is a reward for serving any animate (living being).

Sahih Bukhari , كتاب الأدب

Additionally there are narrations about Asma bint Abu Bakr and Umar ibn Al-Khattab giving to their non-Muslim relatives.

Reference:

UmH
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