If the voice of recitation in a silent prayer reaches four people, is it silent or audible?

Question

If, in a silent (sirri) prayer (fard or sunna), a person says the takbir, the tasbih or the recitation in such a way that the voice reaches four people standing behind him, what is this considered?

Answer

When the voice, having left the mouth, reaches three or four people, it has become audible recitation (jahr).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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