Hearing your own recitation in salah?

[a.s.]

Sometimes I pray at home alone, with the fan or air-conditioner on, and because of the humming noise coming from them, I cannot hear my self recite in Salah. What is the ruling on this? Should I raise my voice above the usual whisper so I can hear myself? Does it even matter if you can hear yourself or not, as long you know your reciting and sound is coming out of your mouth?

[abdulwahhab]

Sometimes I pray at home alone, with the fan or air-conditioner on, and because of the humming noise coming from them, I cannot hear my self recite in Salah. What is the ruling on this? Should I raise my voice above the usual whisper so I can hear myself? Does it even matter if you can hear yourself or not, as long you know your reciting and sound is coming out of your mouth?

:salam:

It is not permissible to raise the voice during Dhuhr and 'Asr salah, regardless of whether one is praying alone or leading a congregation.

It is permissible to raise the voice during the other salah. It is recommended to do so during the faraidh of the other salahs (Fajr, Maghrib, 'Isha).

The bare minimum is the mouthing of the words. It is not necessary that one hears himself and if trying to hear yourself results in voicing the words, then that would not be permissible in Dhuhr and 'Asr salahs. So, if it is too loud when you pray Dhuhr and 'Asr salah, you do not need to force yourself to whisper loudly because the mouthing of the words is sufficient. It would be better to tackle the source of the noise, though. Turn off any noise pollutants, at least for the duration of the faraaidh.