Ruling on giving charity to a non-combating disbeliever

Question:
This is a Christian man who stopped at the hospital and wants to collect money to have a surgery performed?

Answer:
Giving charity to him is prescribed. He is not a combatant. Charity is good for a patient in the hospital, whether he is a disbeliever, a musta'min (a non-Muslim granted safe conduct) in need, or something similar, or a treaty-bound person in need. There is a great reward in giving charity to him, but it is better with Muslims if both are found. So the Muslim is preferred. However, if he is generous to this one and that one, and gives charity to this one and that one, then he has a great reward.
Q: What if he wears the cross on his hand or on his chest?
The Shaykh: Even if he hangs the cross, associating partners with Allah is greater, worshipping 'Isa is greater, and worshipping Maryam is greater than the cross. And yet, he is given to, and charity is given to him to reconcile him. Allah said: [Surah al-Tawbah: 60].