The preferred manner of dhikr and seeking forgiveness is to do so in secret

Question:
May Allah reward you. She also has a question about seeking forgiveness. She asks: Honorable Shaykh, is dhikr, tasbih, and seeking forgiveness done in secret or aloud?

Answer:
It is better to do it in secret, and it is better to vocalize it in a secret voice, one that he hears himself to the extent that he hears himself. If he vocalizes it aloud, there is no harm, but the better option is to keep it secret. Yes.