Lillah and charity

Raising funds using videos

Q: A charity trust run under the stewardship of scholars is doing fund raising by means of video appeals in the Masjid Jamat Khana. In these videos faces of people can be seen. Ulama condone this by attending the programme in the Masjid. Is raising funds in this way permissible and is it permissible to broadcast such videos in the Masjid Jamat Khana?

Giving sadaqah

Q: I am a student with only a small income from a part time job, mostly living on scholarships and financial assistance from family members who support my studies. In this case, will it be ok for me to give money to sadaqah? Or would that be disrespectful to the people who give me money to support my studies?