This too is something about which one has some reservation, for the Prophet ﷺ was pleased by perfume and loved it. Applying perfume does not prevent a person from being reverent and humble before Allah. Thus, if a person wished to supplicate to Allah in circumstances other than this, we would not say: It is better not to apply perfume so that you may be humble before Allah.
His statement, “He goes out humble, reverent, lowly, and supplicating”: these are descriptions indicating that a person should not go out in joy and delight, because the occasion does not call for it.
His statement, “humble,” means in his speech, appearance, and heart.
Humility is well known: one may see a man and recognize that he is among the humble, and see another and recognize that he is among the arrogant. Thus, he should be humble before the truth and toward people.
His statement, “reverent”: reverence is stillness of the limbs, together with dignity and solemnity.
His statement, “lowly”: this derives from lowliness, which is abasement. It means that he lowers himself, and it is akin to humility, though more emphatic, because a person presents himself as lowly before Allah.
His statement, “supplicating”: supplication means humble submission, or intense turning to Allah. Allah Most High says:
“Call upon your Lord humbly and secretly.” [al-A‘raf 7:55]
That is, with intense recourse to Allah. The evidence for these descriptions is the statement of Ibn Abbas: “He went out