Omar Al-Muqbil

Omar Al-Muqbil (Arabic: عمر المقبل, born Omar bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saleh; 1972) is a Saudi Islamic scholar, writer, researcher, preacher and professor of Islamic law at Qassim University. He is an alumnus of Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University and Qassim University.^[1] He studied under the Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz and Yahya Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya.^[2]

Omar Al-Muqbil
Al-Muqbil in 2021
Born	Omar bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saleh 1972 (age 52–53) Al Mithnab, Saudi Arabia
Education	Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, Qassim University
Occupation(s)	Islamic scholar, writer, researcher, preacher, professor of Islamic law
Notable work	"The spread of weak hadiths in contemporary means of communication, causes, manifestations, treatment, an applied study on mobile and the Internet", "The hadiths mentioned in the name of Muhsin", "The stagnation on the apparent meaning of the Prophetic hadith: A critical study"

Arrest

Main article: Saudi crackdown on Islamic scholars

In September 2019, he was imprisoned after criticizing the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) in a video in which he said that the GEA was "erasing the original identity of society".^[3][4] He remained in prison as of February 2025^[update], although his sentence had been completed in March 2024.^[5][6]

Literary works

Al-Muqbil has authored a number of books and publications,^[7] including:

• Al Muqbil, Omar. انتشار الأحاديث الضعيفة في وسائل الاتصال المعاصرة، الأسباب، المظاهر، العلاج، دراسة تطبيقية على الجوال والإنترنت [The spread of weak hadiths in contemporary means of communication, causes, manifestations, treatment, an applied study on mobile and the Internet] (in Arabic).
• Al-Muqbil, Omar. الأحاديث الواردة في اسم المحسن [The hadiths mentioned in the name of Muhsin] (in Arabic).
• Al-Muqbil, Omar. الجمود على ظاهر لفظ الحديث النبوي:‏ ‏دراسة نقدية [The stagnation on the apparent meaning of the Prophetic hadith: A critical study] (in Arabic). College of Sharia - Qassim University.