Praise be to Allaah.
The place for the intention is the heart, and speaking it out
loud is bid’ah. It was not proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) or his companions spoke the intention for any act of
worship out loud.
The Talbiyah in Hajj and ‘Umrah is not the intention.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Speaking the intention is a bid’ah (innovation) and doing so
loudly is even more sinful. Rather the Sunnah is to make one's intention in
the heart, because Allaah knows that which is secret and what is even more
hidden. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say: Will you inform Allaah of your religion while Allaah
knows all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth?”
[al-Hujuraat 49:16]
It was not narrated from
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or the Sahaabah
or any of the most prominent imams that they spoke the intention out loud.
From this we may understand that it is not prescribed, rather it is an
innovation that has been introduced into the religion. And Allaah is the
Source of strength.
Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/315
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
It was not narrated that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke the intention out loud, whether for
prayer, wudoo’, fasting or any other act of worship. Even in Hajj and ‘Umrah
he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not say, when he
wanted to do Hajj and ‘Umrah, “O Allaah, I intend to do so and so.” It is
not narrated that he did that or that he told any of his companions to do
that. The most that has been narrated concerning that is that Dubaa’ah bint
al-Zubayr (may Allaah be pleased with her) asked him for advice, saying that
she wanted to do Hajj but she was feeling unwell. The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to her: “Do Hajj and put a
condition saying, ‘I will exit ihraam at the place where You cause me to
fall ill,’ because your condition is valid before Allaah.’” In this case it
is acceptable to speak out loud because resolving to do Hajj is like a vow,
and a vow is spoken out loud, because if a person intends to make a vow in
his heart, that is not a vow and is not counted as a vow. Because Hajj is
like a vow and must be completed once started, the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded Dubaa’ah to say her condition out
loud and say, “If something prevents me from completing my Hajj, then the
place of my exiting ihraam is the place where You cause me to be unable to
proceed further.”
With regard to what is proven in the hadeeth, that the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“Jibreel came to me and said, ‘Pray in this blessed valley, and say,
‘Umrah fi Hijjah or ‘Umrah wa Hijjah [‘Umrah and Hajj],’” that
does not mean that he was speaking the intention out loud, rather what it
means is that he was mentioning the acts of worship in his Talbiyah. The
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not speak his
intention out loud.
Fataawa Islamiyyah, 2/216
And Allaah knows best.