Hazrat Abu Musa, Allah be pleased with him, narrates:
“Once, while we were on a journey with the Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, people started exclaiming rather loudly, ‘Allahu Akbar!’ (God is the Greatest). The Holy Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
‘O people! Adopt a course of moderation. You are not addressing one who is deaf or absent. You are addressing The One Who is All Hearing, Ever Present and is already with you.’
(Muslim)