Forgetting to verbalize the intention of ihram at the miqat

The questioner:
A questioner says: I went yesterday with my family for 'Umrah, and I put on the ihram clothes from home, but

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
He says: I went with my family yesterday for 'Umrah, and we put on the ihram clothes from home, but we passed the miqat and forgot to verbalize it with our tongues. We did not remember until about halfway through the journey, and we then verbalized the intention and completed our 'Umrah. Does the intention of the heart suffice for verbalizing it at the miqat, or is there something we owe?

The Shaykh:
Ihram is the intention of the heart, the intention to enter into the ritual. The place of intention is the heart. So if you intended at the miqat that you had entered into ihram, even if you did not recite the talbiyah and even if you did not say "Labbaik 'Umrah," the talbiyah is a recommended practice (sunnah), and mentioning 'Umrah in the talbiyah is a recommended practice (sunnah). The criterion is the heart. If you passed the miqat and you had intended ihram, there is no harm in that.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,