Khaled Al Mosleh

Education

He first earned a degree in information systems from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1988 before turning to religious studies: a bachelor's degree in sharia from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University (Qassim branch) in 1994, a master's in fiqh in 1999 with a thesis on sales incentives, and a doctorate in 2004 with a thesis on the rulings of monetary inflation in Islamic jurisprudence.

He began studying with Sheikh Muhammad ibn Uthaymin in 1403 AH (1983) and was one of his closest students from 1408 AH onwards. He also studied fiqh with Sheikh Abdullah al-Bassam and Sheikh Abd al-Aziz al-Musaid, grammar with Sheikh Ali al-Zamil and the Quran with Sheikh Muhammad al-Salman, and corresponded with Sheikh Ibn Baz and Sheikh al-Albani.

Career

Besides his professorship at Qassim University, he served as imam and preacher of al-Ulaya Mosque in Unaizah. He has taught at the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet's Mosque since 1436 AH (2015), sits on the boards of the Sheikh Muhammad ibn Uthaymin Charitable Foundation, the International Organization of Muslim Scholars of the Muslim World League and the Islamic Banking Scientific Society, is a member of the Saudi Fiqh Society, and was the resident jurist of the programme Yastaftunak on Al-Resalah TV.

Works

His writings focus on present-day legal questions, including genetically modified food, the age of marriage, gifts to public employees, network marketing and a study of Ibn Uthaymin's legal opinions. He has also written commentaries on classical texts such as Ibn Taymiyya's Al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya, Al-Aqida al-Tahawiyya and Al-Waraqat on legal theory.