Zayd Khalid studied at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, where he graduated from the Faculty of Shariah. During his studies, he learned under Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān, Shaykh al-Luḥaydān, Shaykh ʿAbdul-ʿAzīz Āl al-Shaykh, and others.