Omar Al-Muqbil


Omar Al-Muqbil 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. He studied under the Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz and Yahya Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yahya.

Arrest

In September 2019, he was detained after a video circulated in which he criticized the General Entertainment Authority, saying the body was “erasing the original identity of society”. As of as of 2025, he remained in detention, despite reports that his sentence had concluded in March 2024.

Literary works

Al-Muqbil has authored a number of books and publications, including: