The Prophet ﷺ said:
إِنَّمَا الأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ (Sahih al-Bukhari: 1)
Translation: Actions are judged by intentions.
Umar heard this saying from the Prophet ﷺ and reported it to others.
Two different things are mentioned here:
• What was said? This saying about intentions.
• Who heard and reported it? Umar.
We will now learn the names for the wording and the sequence of people who transmitted it.