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ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, heard and transmitted this saying of the Prophet ﷺ:

إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ (Sahih al-Bukhari: 1, opening excerpt)
Translation: Actions depend on intentions.

• Narrator: ʿUmar.
• The saying belongs to: the Prophet ﷺ, not to ʿUmar speaking for himself.

We do not call this mawqūf merely because ʿUmar transmits it. A Companion's name in a sanad is not enough; we need to know whose words or conduct are reported.

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A Companion transmits the Prophet's ﷺ words

Mawqūf Reports: Attribution to a Companion

ʿUmar, may Allah be pleased with him, heard and transmitted this saying of the Prophet ﷺ:

إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ (Sahih al-Bukhari: 1, opening excerpt)
Translation: Actions depend on intentions.

• Narrator: ʿUmar.
• The saying belongs to: the Prophet ﷺ, not to ʿUmar speaking for himself.

We do not call this mawqūf merely because ʿUmar transmits it. A Companion's name in a sanad is not enough; we need to know whose words or conduct are reported.