Sayed Al-Naqshabandi was born on 7 January 1920 in Dimayrah to a Sufi sheikh.

[1][2] His family relocated to Tahta in Upper Egypt, and it was there where Al-Naqshabandi studied the Quran and began practicing performing religious nasheeds.

[6] During the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, a version of Al-Naqshabandi's nasheed titled “Walk in the light of god, hold up your hands and pray to god” spread in Egyptian social media.

[7] On 1 October 2021, in a concert that was held by Egyptian rapper Marwan Pablo and Palestinian rapper Shabjdeed in New Cairo, Shabjdeed sang a modified version of Al-Naqshabandi's famous ‘Mawlay Enni Bebaboka,’ (My Lord, I am at your door), where ‘Mawlay’ is replaced with "Marwan,’ I'm at your door".

[8][9] In 2022, a book about Al-Naqshabandi was written by Egyptian author Rahma Diaa.