I’m not here to police anybody’s writing but unfortunately I spent 4 years getting a degree that Drilled into my head that you should almost always use “said” unless how they say it is of Utmost Importance and I discovered I genuinely do like it way times better doing it that way
A man said to the Prophet (ﷺ), "Advise me!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not become angry." The man asked (the same) again and again, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said in each case, "Do not become angry."