Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
After receiving his primary and secondary education in Shaqraa, Ibn Aqil relocated to Riyadh and enrolled in Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, which at the time was a brand new institution. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Law from the college of Islamic law, and a Master of Theology degree in exegesis of the Qur'an. During this time, Ibn Aqil was a student of former Saudi Grand Mufti Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz and Ibn Humaid, another high-ranking cleric. Ibn Aqil spent most of his tutelage under Abu Turab al-Zahiri.