Timing of the iqamah: The timing of the iqamah is a quarter of an hour after the adhan, for example, and ten minutes after the adhan of 'Isha' and Maghrib.

The questioner : The timing of the iqamah is a quarter of an hour after the adhan, for example, and ten minutes after the adhan of 'Isha' and Maghrib, currently determined by the Ministry?

The Shaykh : Yes, I do not think there is anything major in it; because the purpose of it is to designate the time that every person can catch at its beginning. In reality, we use clocks, whether wristwatches or... as they were in the past, to know the times, just like any modern means. We use this means or the loudspeaker. If it does not contradict the Shari'ah, this is a blessing from Allah, like other invented means. We ride in a car instead of a mount, and we fly in a plane instead of a car. All these are blessings that bring the far near to us. So, this timing or specification, whether a quarter of an hour, five minutes, or something similar, we observe that it takes into account the difference in time between Maghrib, the time of Maghrib, Zuhr, 'Asr, and the like. So, I see no harm in that.