Is there a way that helps a person to be humble in prayer?

Question:
I often try to be humble in prayer, but until now I still find it very difficult. Is there a way you can guide me to so that I may be humble in my prayer? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
There is no doubt that khushu' (humility) in prayer is what is required; it is the spirit and essence of the prayer. A prayer without khushu' has no value, and a person is not credited with any reward except to the extent that he was humble before his Lord in his prayer. Allah opened the verses just mentioned with humility in prayer and closed them with maintaining the prayer, which indicates the importance of prayer, as they say, its status with Allah, and the importance of humility in it, and that humility is the intended purpose of establishing it. Allah the Exalted said: He mentioned two great virtues of the first prayer: that it restrains the one praying from indecency and wrongdoing. Whoever maintains his prayer avoids indecency and wrongdoing, because his prayer restrains him from that. The second attribute mentioned is the remembrance of Allah in prayer and humility before Him, and this is greater and more magnificent, because this is the intended purpose of the prayer. The Muslim should try to be humble in prayer, trying to bring his heart to it. If he feels his mind wandering from the prayer, he should bring himself back to it and leave aside the distracting thoughts that occupy him from his prayer. Otherwise, few are safe from that. But the Muslim should regain himself, his mind, and his heart with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. What Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has prescribed is seeking refuge with Allah from Satan at the beginning of the prayer after the opening takbir. One seeks refuge with Allah from Satan in order to prevent this enemy from disturbing his prayer and thoughts and diverting his mind from his prayer. If he seeks refuge with Allah sincerely, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will protect him. Among the causes of humility in prayer is reflecting on the words of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, when you recite the Qur'an in prayer, or when you hear it from the imam. Then you become humble, listen attentively, and reflect on the words of Allah. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: If the one praying listens to the Qur'an in prayer, whether he is reciting it himself or hearing it from his imam, and reflects on it, this causes humility in his prayer. Also, among the causes of humility is not entering the prayer with a disturbed mind, whether due to anger, the presence of food one desires, or because one feels the urge to urinate or defecate, or in a place that is extremely cold or extremely hot. These are disturbances that disturb the mind, so a person should not enter the prayer while they are present. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning urination and defecation. This is so that he enters the prayer with a present mind, having nothing to distract him. So he should not enter the prayer until he has prepared for it, and prepared for it with his heart, mind, body, intellect, and all his senses, because it is a meeting with Allah and standing before Him. So he should prepare for that to the utmost extent. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.