What is meant by the intention to enter into the rites, and what is the meaning of the talbiyah?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: Regarding the intention to enter into the rites, is it the one that is verbalized in the talbiyah? And what is the meaning of the talbiyah? What does it mean?

Answer:
Ihram is the intention to enter into the rites, and the intention is in the heart. If one intends that he has entered into ihram, then this is the prescribed ihram, the intention to enter into the rites, and the intention is in the heart. One does not say, "O Allah, I intend to enter into ihram," but he recites the talbiyah and mentions the rite he intended or entered into. There is no harm in that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions used to recite the talbiyah, saying, "Labbaik 'Umrah, Labbaik Hajj, Labbaik 'Umrah as a tamattu' to Hajj," or the like. This is not verbalizing the intention, but rather verbalizing the rite one has entered into. The meaning of the talbiyah is a response, a response to the call that Ibrahim (peace be upon him) made in his adhan, and he called upon the people to perform Hajj. Everyone who performs Hajj or 'Umrah is responding to this call, saying, "Labbaik, Labbaik." Yes.