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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If one forgets to verbalize the intention for 'Umrah at the miqat

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man performed 'Umrah, but he forgot to verbalize the intention when he came to perform 'Umrah, or he passed the miqat while sleeping and did not verbalize the intention. What is required of him?

Answer:
The issue is not about verbalizing it; the issue is about forming the intention in the heart. One intends to enter the state of consecration, one intends to enter the state of consecration; this is the ihram. Verbalizing it is recommended: saying "Labbaik 'Umrah." This is recommended. Even if he did not chant the talbiyah and did not verbalize it, his intention in his heart is sufficient. So if he did not form the intention when he passed the miqat, and he passed it while sleeping, and he did not form the intention until after...
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الشفعة — islamhouse.com (1:17:29)

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