Shaykh Abdullah ibn Salih al-Ubayd was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and comes from a well-known family. The shaykh developed a love for seeking knowledge from a young age. The shaykh graduated from Muhammad ibn Sa’ud Islamic University and received his PhD from San’a University in Yemen. He worked for the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia until his retirement.
The Shaykh studied with many scholars in Saudi Arabia, as well as having travelled extensively to many different lands to study with scholars the world over. The shaykh holds the shortest ijazah in all of the 10 qira’at of the Qur’an, and has ijazahs in literally hundreds of the works of the Salaf in all the various Islamic sciences. The shaykh studied in Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, India and many other countries.
The shaykh has many teachers including:
In Saudi Arabia:
Sh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, Sh Abdullah ibn Humayd, Sh Muhammad ibn Uthaymin, Sh Abdullah ibn Aqeel, Sh Abdul Aziz ibn Marshad,
Outside of Saudi Arabia:
Sh Muhammad Israeel Nadwi, Sh Zaheeruddin Mubarakpuri, Sh Abdul Ghaffar Hassan, Sh Aziz Zubaydi
and many more.
The shaykh has taught the world over, including in the US and UK. He currently has his own institute in Riyadh from where he is busy teaching and authoring. He has authored numerous works. The shaykh also holds lessons in Masjid al-Nabawi in Madinah.