May Imam Recite Iqamat?

May imam recite iqamat?

Iqamat is one of the sunnahs of fardh prayers (Muslim, Salat, 5; Tirmidhi, Salat, 28). Therefore, it is makruh to abandon it as iqamat is regarded as a preparatory element for starting a prayer. It is a practice which informs people that the prayer is about to start. There is no limitation in the person who will perform it; it could be an authorized person, a member of the congregation, or the imam. Therefore, it is permissible for an imam who leads the prayer to recite iqamat at the same time (al-Fatawa al-Hindiyyah, I, 63-64).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWAS