Warning Against Whispers in Prayer and the Remedy for Them

Question:
May Allah keep you safe. With the blessing of Allah, we begin with the first message. This message came from a female questioner in the Holy City of Makkah. She says: What is the ruling if a person, while praying, thinks about everything due to the whispers of the devils? And what is the means of salvation from that? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, it is obligatory for the Muslim to turn to Allah the Exalted in his prayer, to be humble in it, and to cut off the distracting thoughts and whispers. This is done by bringing his heart to his prayer, for this is the spirit and essence of the prayer.
Allah the Exalted said: The Muslim should strive to focus on his prayer and bring his heart to it, and avoid the distractions that occupy him during prayer and the causes of those distractions. He should seek refuge in Allah from Satan at the beginning of his prayer, after the opening supplication and before the Basmalah, saying: “I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, from his whispering, his blowing, and his enchanting.” For if he seeks refuge in Allah with his heart present, Allah will protect him from Satan. Yes.