What is the appropriate time interval between the adhan and the iqamah so that the people can be present?

Question:
When the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan and we go to pray, especially the Zuhr prayer, we pray the sunnah inside the mosque, and then the imam remains waiting for a period of more than half an hour. I am a person who, as he describes himself, says he is a sick person, and Satan harasses him in the mosque and keeps chasing him throughout this waiting period. So what is your honorable opinion regarding what occupies his time during that period? Or what is the appropriate time interval between the adhan and the iqamah so that the people can be present? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for the time interval between the adhan and the iqamah, it should be moderate; it should not be so long that it burdens the people, nor so short that the people miss the prayer or part of it. Rather, the imam looks at what is in the public interest and what is most comfortable for the ma'mumin, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to look at the conditions of his Companions. If he saw that they had gathered, he would hasten, and if he saw that they were delayed, he would delay, along with urging them to hasten to the prayer at the time of the adhan. What the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in this regard was specifically during the time of 'Isha'. If he saw that they had gathered, he would moderate it, and if he saw that they were delayed, he would delay it, because he established the delaying of the 'Isha prayer. In fact, the later it is, up to one-third of the night, the better it is. As for the other prayers, he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to consider the conditions of the ma'mumin. There is no doubt that the Companions were eager to be present and to hasten, unlike our present time, where it is observed that the ma'mumin are delayed until the time of the iqamah and the imam is waiting for them. The problem stems from the ma'mumin. It is obligatory for them to hasten after the adhan and proceed to the prayer. If the imam sees that they have gathered, he establishes the prayer. This is the solution to the problem. There is no doubt that the imam has a responsibility, and the ma'mumin also have a responsibility. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the imam to consider the weak and those in need, such as the elderly, in the prayer. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: the elderly and the sick, and not the one in need, so considering the conditions of the ma'mumin is required of the imam. As for the issue that you are afflicted with possession by Satan or possession by the jinn, and that during the waiting period for the prayer in the mosque you experience distress, you should consider the conditions suitable for you and...
...by being present at the time of the iqamah, at the establishment of the prayer, and not advancing to the mosque at a time when you experience hardship. Or, if you are present in the mosque, you should occupy yourself with the remembrance of Allah and the recitation of the Qur'an, for this will keep Satan away from you and cut off the whispers from you. So you should engage in the remembrance of Allah and prayer, the voluntary prayer, and the recitation of the Qur'an, for this will keep Satan away from you by the permission of Allah. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.