What is the Multazam, and is there anything reported regarding its virtue?

Question : What is the Multazam? And is there anything reported regarding its virtue?

Answer : Yes, the Multazam is the area between the Black Stone and the door of the Ka'bah. It is reported from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) that they would cling to this part of the Ka'bah by placing their chests and cheeks against the wall of the Ka'bah, extending their hands, and supplicating to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He).
But in our present time, it causes hardship for the person and for the circumambulators. Because we see them crowding in a terrifying manner and making it difficult for those performing tawaf. It is well known that a recommended act, whose recommendation is established, is to be left if it leads to harm, out of fear of causing that harm.
I give you an example of a man in the state of prayer. It is recommended for him, when he prostrates, to separate his upper arms from his sides. But if he is in a row, and separating his upper arms from his sides would harm the person praying next to him, we tell him in this situation: do not separate your upper arms from your sides, because you are harming another. Likewise, if it were assumed that he would spread out his legs in the final tashahhud of a three- or four-rak'ah prayer, and this would affect the person next to him, we would tell him: do not spread out your legs so that you do not harm him.
And if Allah the Exalted knows from the servant's intention that he would have done it were it not for the obstacle, we hope that Allah the Exalted will reward him for what he left off for the sake of avoiding harm.