Moulana (Reverend) Bham had worshipped the cross about a decade ago.

Answer

The cross-worshipping was perpetrated in the full glare of public light. It was published prominently in the daily newspapers. The act of kufr was committed by Reverend Abraham Bham in public. The Shariah therefore demands that his repentance be a public act conspicuously displayed. It is imperative that he publicly proclaims his error and that his act of cross-worshipping was indeed kufr. As long as he does not make public amends, he will be guilty of misleading countless ignorant Muslims by having created the idea that it is permissible to worship in a church sitting under 12 crosses. Assuming that he had privately repented, it is a matter between him and Allah Ta'ala. Allah Ta'ala will decide his fate on the Day of Qiyaamah. As far as we are concerned, our hands are tied by the Shariah. The hukm (ruling), here on earth will be in accordance with the commands of the Shariah, and such ruling has no relationship with Allah's judgment on the Day of Qiyaamah.

Mansur Al-Hallaal (rahmatullah alayh) was a great Saint. It is the belief of all the Auliya that he was a true Wali of high status. Yet, even his Shaikh Hadhrat Junaid Baghdaadi (rahmatullah alayh) who was fully aware of the transcendental and spiritual realties as these related to Mansur Al-Hallaaj, signed the final decree to have him executed for having uttered a statement which in terms of the Shariah was kufr.

Regardless of the stature of a man, if he commits kufr, he will be impaled with the fatwa of kufr and be excommunicated. The Reverend in question is under Shar'i obligation to publicly proclaim his grievous cross-worshipping error which he had perpetrated sitting in a church in the suhbat of kuffaar priests and to make a public repentance. But the Reverend's satanic pride prevents him from doing what he has to do to save his skin in this dunya and in the Aakhirah. Insaan – the human being who is a Muslim, is expected to follow the Sunnah of Aadam (alayhis salaam) who had publicly repented for the error of having eaten from the forbidden tree. He lay in Sajdah for 40 years shedding tears in such profusion that birds would drink from the blessed sweet tears of our Father, Aadam (alayhis salaam). He had adopted humility and submission. On the contrary, shaitaan's rebellion aggravated when Allah Ta'ala called him to repentance. His response was: "You created me from Fire, and him (Aadam) from sand." Shaitaan debated with Allah Ta'ala to justify his refusal of not prostrating to Hadhrat Aadam (alayhis salaam). The Reverend Abraham Bham has opted to follow the sunnah of Shaitaan, not the Sunnah of his Father, Hadhrat Aadam (alayhis salaam). He employs stunts and shenanigans to vindicate his cross-worshipping act. No phony fatwa of any crony mufti can save his skin. As long as there is no straightforward public repentance, the Fatwa of Kufr will remain strung around his neck like a dead albatross.