Notice I began by saying that I don't make takfeer of Shaykh Ibn Baz (rahimahullah). But at the same time, I see no reason why we are so strongly against those who do make takfeer of him, yet we ourselves have no qualms when it comes to other individuals in the same position, outside the Jazirat.
I never said he was a mujtahid. At the most, Omar Bakri is an Islamic lecturer and writer, although not a scholar like others. But I meant ijtihad in the sense of using the correct Islamic evidences and making a ruling based upon that.
Takfeer is not restricted to the scholars, but anyone with some knowledge of the rulings of Takfeer can make it when the situation calls for it. I have read Al-Ghurabaa's article making Takfeer of Ibn Baz and while I personally disagree with it, I respect the basis of such a ruling.
No, but the consequences of not making Takfeer are likewise grave. When someone commits an act or utters a statement, which nullifies their Iman, and the proper Islamic evidences (Qur'an, Hadith, Ijma of the Salaf and the 'Ulama) makes clear such a ruling, then it becomes necessary to make Takfeer.
Failure to do so will often lead to the very real disease called Irjaa. The one who makes excuses in not making Takfeer could take on some attributes from the Munafiqeen, they will compromise the prerequisites of Tawheed, which are to disbelieve in the Tawagheet and to make bara'ah and openly express your hatred and enmity to the followers of the Tawagheet, and their sense of Al-Walaa wal-Baraa has marked deficiencies.
Yes, but the hadeeth is clear. Some even go further than the ruling. Imam as-Shafi'ee (rahimahullah) said it was haraam for the Kuffar to be even in the Red Sea region!
Not on this issue, but those who make takfeer of Shaykh Ibn Baz (rahimahullah) do so based on his connection to the Taghut Salool regime, which gave him his position. My point was, why do brothers make takfeer of the government scholars in Egypt, Syria, and elsewhere but when it comes to "Saudi" Arabia, why is even questioning these scholars off-limits?
Like I mentioned earlier, the consequences of not making takfeer are also grave. And for the last time, I personally don't make takfeer of Ibn Baz, I continue to take his rulings on contemporary fiqh issues. I respect and honor this scholar, although I obviously have many serious disagreements with him.
But at the same time, I respect the ijtihad of those who do make takfeer of him. I read the articles with an open-mind and realized their takfeer is based upon daleel. Remember that takfeer is often a matter of ikhtilaf. I believe it is such in this case; the article calling him such brought forward evidences from Islam and applied it based on Ibn Baz's deeds and statements, although I personally don't carry the same view.
I believe he has changed and I am willing to give both him and his followers the benefit of the doubt, that they have indeed been guided to Ahlus-Sunnah. I have benefitted from some of his articles and their forum is likewise beneficial.
And Allah (Subhanahu wa-Ta'ala) knows best.

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