Is it better to recite the Qur'an aloud or quietly, and advice regarding loudspeakers in mosques?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it better for a person when reciting the Qur'an to raise his voice, or should his recitation be quiet, such that he only moves his lips in recitation?

Answer:
This depends on the circumstances. If there is someone present who is harmed by loud recitation, such as a sleeper, a reciter, or a student reviewing, then he should not raise his voice and disturb the others. On this occasion, do they use loudspeakers in mosques in a way that goes beyond the mosque and disturbs other mosques, the neighbors, and the sleeping among the sick and the women for whom congregational prayer is not obligatory? This is a wrong. The Qur'an is not used to harm people; this is harm to people. So they must be aware of this matter. Loud recitation and quiet recitation depend on the person's condition. If loud recitation is more energizing for him, he recites aloud; and if quiet recitation is more energizing for him, he recites quietly. But it is necessary to articulate the Qur'an. It is not sufficient to pass the Qur'an through the memory or the heart. It is necessary to articulate it and hear himself. It is necessary that he hear himself by articulating the Qur'an. Yes.