The ruling on vocalizing the intention when entering the state of ihram

Question: What is your opinion of the one who says: that vocalizing the intention during the state of ihram is not prescribed, and that there is no evidence for this vocalization?

Answer: Vocalizing the intention is not prescribed because there is no evidence for it. However, it is recommended when entering the state of ihram to recite the talbiyah for one’s pilgrimage, saying: “Labbaik hajjan” (Here I am for Hajj), or “Labbaik ‘umran” (Here I am for ‘Umrah), or “Labbaik ‘umran wa hajjan” (Here I am for ‘Umrah and Hajj) if one intends to combine them. It is better for the one who arrives in the months of Hajj to recite the talbiyah for ‘Umrah alone, so that he performs the tawaf and sa’y, shaves or shortens his hair, and exits the state of ihram. Then he recites the talbiyah for Hajj on the eighth day of Dhu al-Hijjah, if he does not have a sacrificial animal with him. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered his Companions to do so during the Farewell Pilgrimage, and he said: .