Vocalizing the Intention in Hajj and 'Umrah
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Question:
How does one who intends to perform Hajj or 'Umrah vocalize the intention, and is there a specific supplication?
Answer:
It is not permissible to vocalize the intention. Vocalizing the intention is a bid'ah (religious innovation) in Hajj or in anything else. However, one vocalizes the type of worship he intends, saying "Labbaik Allahumma Hajjan" (Here I am, O Allah, for Hajj) or "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umran" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah), or "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umran wa Hajjan" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah and Hajj) if he is performing tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them), or "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umran Mutamatti'an biha ila al-Hajj" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah, intending to combine it with Hajj). One vocalizes the type of worship he intended. As for the intention itself—saying "I intend Hajj" or "I intend to enter the state of ihram"—there is no evidence for this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
How does one who intends to perform Hajj or 'Umrah vocalize the intention, and is there a specific supplication?
Answer:
It is not permissible to vocalize the intention. Vocalizing the intention is a bid'ah (religious innovation) in Hajj or in anything else. However, one vocalizes the type of worship he intends, saying "Labbaik Allahumma Hajjan" (Here I am, O Allah, for Hajj) or "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umran" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah), or "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umran wa Hajjan" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah and Hajj) if he is performing tamattu' (combining 'Umrah and Hajj with a break between them), or "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umran Mutamatti'an biha ila al-Hajj" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah, intending to combine it with Hajj). One vocalizes the type of worship he intended. As for the intention itself—saying "I intend Hajj" or "I intend to enter the state of ihram"—there is no evidence for this. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-068-صفة الحج|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03:18)
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