The ruling on one who intends ihram in his heart without verbalizing it, and the ruling on one who delays after the farewell tawaf for a valid excuse

Question:
This questioner from Raqqah says: I performed Hajj this year, last year. He says: When it came to the stoning, I stoned on the twelfth day after the Zuhr prayer. I went to the Haram, prayed 'Asr, and I did not perform the farewell tawaf until the next day, which was the thirteenth. My tawaf was at the time of the Zuhr prayer. I did not find transportation to Madinah until after the 'Asr prayer. I prayed 'Asr in the Haram and then traveled. When I entered the state of ihram from the miqat, I did not verbalize it with my tongue; rather, the intention was in my heart. What is your honorable opinion?

Answer:
As for the fact that you did not verbalize it when entering ihram, but rather you intended ihram in your heart, this is valid. There is no harm in it. The intention in the heart is sufficient. Verbalizing the talbiyah is a recommended practice (sunnah). As for the fact that you performed the farewell tawaf when you were about to travel, but transportation was not available for you until 'Asr, and you had already performed the tawaf at the time of Zuhr, there is no impediment to that. This is because you did not stay in Makkah; rather, you sat waiting for transportation, and the duration was short, praise be to Allah, and you did not spend the night in Makkah. Yes.