Treating Obsessive Thoughts in Prayer

Question:
The questioner says: I have obsessive thoughts during prayer. Even though I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan more than once during the prayer, and I focus my heart for a few minutes, I become distracted again, and so on until the prayer ends. What do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
First, I advise you to seek help from Allah and seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. After the opening takbir and before the recitation, seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan with a present heart. If you seek refuge in Allah, He will protect you from the Shaytan.
Second, do not pay attention to the obsessive thoughts; leave them alone and do not turn to them, and they will go away from you, with Allah’s permission. However, if you attend to them and turn to them, they will increase, and the Shaytan will gain power over you.
Third, avoid distractions that prevent you from being humble and having a present heart. Do not enter the prayer while you are in the presence of food that you are craving. Do not enter the prayer while you have an urgent need to urinate or defecate. Do not enter the prayer unless you are fully prepared to receive it and to be at peace within it. Yes.