“It is forbidden to give zakāt to non-Muslims.”  The Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ released a fatwa [fatwā] a few days ago that caused controversy between Muslims and Copts in Egypt.  Egyptians were divided on social media with some rejecting and some supporting the fatwā.  The controversy about the fatwā turned into comparisons between religions, zakāt for Muslims, and tithe [al-ʿUshūr] for Copts with some people asking questions specifically about giving tithe to non-Copts.