The Pronouncement of the Iqāmah and the Start of the Congregational Prayer
The muʿadhdhin should pronounce the iqāmah when he sees the imām. Jābir ibn Samurah (رضي الله عنه) reported: “Bilāl would pronounce the adhān when the sun declined. However, he would only pronounce the iqāmah when he saw Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) emerging [from his house]. Once Bilāl saw Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), he would pronounce the iqāmah.”1
In another version of this Ḥadīth, Jābir (رضي الله عنه) narrated: “The muʿadhdhin of Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would pronounce the iqāmah when he saw Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) emerging [from his...