Difference between loud and silent salat

[booya]

:salam2:
I'm a bit confused on the definition of "loud" and "silent" salat.

I know when we pray in jamaat, the imam recites the Fatihah and the surah out loud Fajr, Maghrib, and Isya prayer. On the other hand, those surahs are read silently in Zuhur and Asar.

My question is, when I pray by myself, what is the difference? Since I'm praying by myself I never recite the Fatihah nor the surah out loud. To illustrate, I just say the Fatihah, the surah, recitations during the movements and the takbirs as if I'm whispering silently : I move my lips as I say it, but very little sound comes out, as if I'm the only one who can hear it. Sometimes it's so quiet that only the lip moves. I do it in all prayers.

Am I doing ok?

 

[alkathiri]

wrong explaination

 

[ibn azem]

:salam2:

Should a person who is praying alone recite Qur’aan out loud?​

Question No 26268

Question:

What is the ruling on reciting out loud in prayer for one who is praying alone? Is it permissible to recite silently?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

Reciting out loud in Fajr prayer and in the first two rak’ahs of Maghrib and ‘Isha’ is Sunnah for both one who is leading the prayers and one who is praying alone. If a person recites silently there is no sin on him, but that means that he is neglecting a Sunnah. If the person who is praying alone thinks that reciting silently helps him to focus more in prayer, then that is o.k., because it was narrated that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed at night, sometimes he would recite out loud and sometimes he would recite silently, as was reported by ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her). For one who is leading the prayers, the Sunnah is always to recite out loud, following the example of the Prophet (S) and because that enables the congregation to benefit by hearing the words of Allaah, whether the prayer is fard (obligatory) or naafil (supererogatory).
And Allaah is the Source of Strength.

Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), 11/116.