- Graduated from Madina University; specialized in Hadith Studies
- Currently a resident scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto
- Serves as an Islamic Counsellor with the Islamic Social Services and Resource Association (Toronto).
- Regular Khateeb and lecturer at several prominent mosques in and around Toronto

Taught the following courses at the IIT:
* Arabic Language Certificate Program
* Science of the Qur'an
* Science of Hadith; Hadith methodology
* Fiqh of Ibaadaat (Salaah, Zakah, Hajj, Fasting)
* Seerah of the Prophet
* Lives of the Khulafaa ar Rashidoon
* Inheritance Laws
* Qur'an Memorization and Tajweed

Shaikh Abdool Hamid is also the spiritual guide for the IIT Hajj group which takes more than 75 Hujjaj every year to Makkah.

He also presents a bi-weekly Tafseer session at the IIT on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month.

He is married and has four children.