Sunnah fiʿliyyah refers to actions transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ. The practical form of worship may require observed practice in addition to verbal explanation; the methods of prayer and pilgrimage illustrate this.
The distinction is straightforward:
Statement: the reported content is spoken wording.
Action: the reported content is how something was done.
Not every reported Prophetic act automatically establishes obligation. Its legal force depends on context, regularity and relevant evidence. The book’s immediate classification identifies the form of Sunnah, not the ruling of every individual act.