Salah Al-Budair () is a Saudi imam of the Prophet's Mosque and Judge of the High Court of Medina. He led Tarawih prayers in Masjid al-Haram from 2005 to 2006. Sheikh Budair is appointed to perform Tarawih and Tahajjud on the 29th Ramadan of every year in Masjid al-Nabawi.
He was born in 1970, in Hofuf, Eastern Province, belonging to the Banu Tamim tribe.
Salah Al-Budair was first appointed as an imam in Dammam, then in Riyadh, before assuming office at the ProphetâÂÂs Mosque in Medina.
He continued his studies of Sharia at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in the Higher Institute of Judiciary in Riyadh, where he obtained a master's degree in comparative jurisprudence and graduated as a judge in 1994.
In March 2023, he obtained a Ph.D. from the Department of Islamic Studies at King Faisal University in Fiqh. The title of his thesis was "Facilitation of the Meanings of the Great Compilation by Ali bin Khalil bin Ali al-Damashqi al-Hanafi" ().
His most famous work is a book on Tawhid (Islamic monotheism) entitled "Attaining Happiness from the Evidences of the Oneness of Worship" (), which includes approximately 1186 hadiths.
He has delivered sermons, lectures, and educational courses both within and outside Saudi Arabia.
In 2025, in a visit to the Maldives, he led the Friday prayer in the Islamic Centre as part of a program organised by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance to promote global cultural and religious communication.