What is the ruling on the timing of the iqamah that takes place after the adhan?

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

The Shaykh: Yes.
I do not think there is anything major in it; because the intention is to designate the time that every person can catch at its beginning. Because in reality, we now use clocks, whether wristwatches or pocket watches as they were in the past, to know the times. It is a modern means, just as 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 ride in an airplane instead of a car. All of these are blessings that bring the far to us. So, this kind of timing or specification, whether a quarter of an hour, five minutes, or something similar, it is observed that it takes into account the difference in time between Maghrib, the time of Maghrib, and Zuhr and 'Asr, and the like. So, I see no harm in that.