The Ruling on Raising the Voice in Night Prayer

This message came from Sudan from Hamad Mas'ud Fadl al-Sayyid, who says: What is the ruling on raising the voice in voluntary night prayers? And if one forgets and raises his voice in a rak'ah, what is the ruling?
Answer: The Sunnah is to raise the voice. In night prayer, the Sunnah is to raise the voice in both voluntary and obligatory prayers. One raises the voice in the first and second rak'ahs of Maghrib, and in the first and second rak'ahs of 'Isha'. One lowers the voice in the third rak'ah of Maghrib and in the third and fourth rak'ahs of 'Isha'. As for voluntary prayers, the Sunnah is to raise the voice, but with a volume that does not annoy anyone or cause hardship for anyone. If there are people praying, sleeping, or reciting nearby, he should raise his voice in a way that does not annoy them, cause them hardship, or disturb them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to a group of people praying in the mosque who were raising their voices, and he said to them: . The point is that when one raises his voice, he should aim for a light volume that does not cause discomfort to a person praying, reciting, or sleeping. Likewise, whoever is in the mosques reciting, it is incumbent upon him in the mosques to be mindful of not disturbing those around him. He should recite with a light voice that does not disturb the worshippers and reciters around him. Some people in the mosques, whether during congregational prayers or otherwise, raise their voices in a way that disturbs those around them, and this is not permissible. At the very least, it is disliked. In such cases, the reciter should be mindful of not disturbing the worshippers and reciters around him, whether he is in night prayer in his home or in the mosques. This is the Sunnah. Yes.