When the iqamah is called and something occupies the imam

Ma'qil bin Abi Bakr said: "Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) waited after the iqamah of the prayer had been called."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Once the congregation had stood up for the prayer, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) kept talking privately with a man standing in a corner of the mosque for so long that the people began to fall asleep."

Abu Uthman said: "Even after the iqamah, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would sometimes stand with a man and talk to him about some necessary matter."

Abu Mijlaz said: "Once the iqamah had been called and the rows had been formed when a man came and began speaking with Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). The two of them talked for a long time and then sat down on the ground, while the people were standing in rows."