Iqamah times after the adhan
Friday 13 November 20263 Jumada al-Akhirah 1448
After the adhan comes a wait, and then the iqamah, the call that tells the congregation to line up. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has fixed that wait in minutes: Fajr 25, Maghrib 10, and 20 each for Dhuhr, Asr and Isha, in every month but Ramadan. For Riyadh today it works out as Fajr 5:12 am, Dhuhr 11:58 am, Asr 3:06 pm, Maghrib 5:17 pm and Isha 6:57 pm.
| Prayer | Adhan | Minutes after the adhan | Iqamah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fajr | 4:47 am | 25 | 5:12 am |
| Dhuhr | 11:38 am | 20 | 11:58 am |
| Asr | 2:46 pm | 20 | 3:06 pm |
| Maghrib | 5:07 pm | 10 | 5:17 pm |
| Isha | 6:37 pm | 20 | 6:57 pm |
The table applies the ministry intervals. Your own mosque may keep another schedule.
Where the intervals come from
The figures come from a circular of the Minister of Islamic Affairs dated 20 June 2021 and published on the ministry's official account. The relevant item cancels the shortened wait between adhan and iqamah and restores the earlier intervals: 25 minutes at Fajr, 10 at Maghrib and 20 for the other obligatory prayers. It is an administrative rule for the ministry's mosques and not a ruling of jurisprudence.
What is different from these intervals
In Ramadan the ministry issues a separate circular on the interval, and it changes from year to year, so this page prints no fixed number for it; the table follows the circular of the current year. For the Hajj season the ministry cuts the intervals on the days concerned in the central area of Makkah. Masjid al-Haram and the Prophet's Mosque keep a timetable of their own, drawn up by the body that runs them. The Friday prayer does not use these intervals either, since it follows the khutbah.
Questions about iqamah
Why does iqamah differ from one mosque to the next?
A mosque may not follow the intervals to the minute, and one table for a whole city cannot match every mosque in it. So every page says the time may differ at your mosque, where the iqamah board or the imam is the reference.
When is the iqamah for Fajr, and when for Isha?
Fajr is 25 minutes after its adhan and Isha 20 minutes after its adhan, outside Ramadan. In Riyadh today Fajr iqamah is at 5:12 am, after the adhan at 4:47 am, and Isha iqamah at 6:57 pm, after the adhan at 6:37 pm.
Does the site give the iqamah of the two holy mosques?
No. They run their own timetable and it is not calculated here. The Makkah Haram page and the Masjid Nabawi page show the adhan times of both cities.
Where do I find iqamah for my city?
On every city page there is an iqamah column next to the adhan. The Riyadh page and the Jeddah page are examples.