Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī studied under leading scholars and graduated from the College of Shariah in Riyadh. He taught for over fifty years in Saamitah, founded a charitable Salafi library, and played an active role in calling to Allah locally and during Hajj. He authored numerous works in ʿAqīdah, Fiqh and Islamic methodology, and was widely known for his dedication to teaching, scholarship, and the Salafi methodology.