Verbalizing the Intention by Analogy to Hajj

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that it is permissible to verbalize the intention, whether in prayer or otherwise, by analogy to Hajj. They say this is the position of Imam al-Shafi'i. What is the ruling on this?

Answer:
This is a lie against al-Shafi'i; he did not say it. It is not permissible to verbalize the intention, except... and in entering the state of ihram, one does not verbalize the intention. One does not say, "O Allah, I intend..." This has not been transmitted. Rather, one says, "Labbaik Allahumma 'Umrah" (Here I am, O Allah, for 'Umrah), "Labbaik Allahumma Hajjan" (Here I am, O Allah, for Hajj), or "Labbaik Allahumma Hajjan wa 'Umrah" (Here I am, O Allah, for Hajj and 'Umrah). One mentions only the type of pilgrimage in the talbiyah. One does not say, "I intend such and such." This has not been transmitted, neither in Hajj nor in anything else. Yes.