In his teenage years, al-Nogaidan was influenced by the ideas of Buraidah Brothers, a group of Wahhabi austerity who were advocating more commitment towards the teachings of Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab; he consequently abandoned academic school and joined the Wahhabi austerity cult.
In 1990, al-Nogaidan was affected by the transformation Saudi Arabia was going through, after Iraq's occupation of Kuwait and the presence of international coalition forces on Saudi territory.