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Thank you so much for this dear brother. I also thought it was a form of waswas but I couldn't bring myself to believe that because I thought what I was doing was right. I am now doing my best to relax this slightly.
If we do Dua'a and occasionally think of other things unintentionally (sometimes it's hard to detach from wordly life), should we repeat that part of Dua'a or should we continue knowing that this occurs sometimes and that we should just get back on track and continue the Dua'a knowing Allah will accept it all..? Will he accept those occasional gaps in thought whilst doing Dua'a or are those parts no longer answered? Thanks brother.
Am sorry for the late reply.I totally forget a lot of things lately as am going through a hard time.May Allah make it easy for all of us.
Again i will speak from my exp as i am not a scholar or knowledgeable.I have the same condition as you,but that is because my duaas are very long and shaytan interferes and makes me think of other things and daydreaming.
I think they are all accepted because there is no particular "opening" or "closing" of the duaa. If we ask Allah for smth,we are making duaa.So for example you see a threat (dog/snake/etc) and you say immediately ya Allah protect me from it,you are making duaa,you dont start with saying elhamdulillah,giving salawat etc,which of course is reccomended to do it because it increases the chances that the duaa is accepted,but duaa can still be answered if it is very simple.For example the duaa of prophet yunus as in the belly of the fish.It was very simple,just 1 sentence.
What I mean with this is that every sentence you say to Allah without interupted is duaa.
Maybe a tip you can do is write it in your phone as a memo or note and read it from there.It makes it easier to concetrate as you dont have to worry about what you will say next.
Also dont give in to waswas.It gets worst if you give in.When things come in your mind try to forget about it.Allah knows what in your heart and mind,you dont have to make it perfect so He can know,He already knows,its that you just have to make the cause (duaa in this case) so He can help you.
Hope you understand what I mean.No need to thank me lol,just make a duaa for me and we are good.