What is the Multazam? How should one make du’aa’ there?
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                What is the Multazam? How should one make du’aa’ there?.
Praise be to Allah.The multazam (place of 
    clinging) is the part of the Ka’bah that is between the Black Stone and the 
    door of the Ka’bah. What is meant by iltizaam (clinging) is when the 
    supplicant (person making du’aa’) places his chest, face, forearms and palms 
    against it and calls upon Allaah saying whatever du’aa’ he wishes. 

    There is no specific du’aa’ that the Muslim should say in 
    that place. He can cling to the Multazam when he enters the Ka’bah (if it is 
    easy for him to enter) or he may do that before performing the Farewell 
    tawaaf (tawaaf al-wadaa’), or he may do it at any time he wants. He should 
    not cause difficulty for other people by offering a lengthy du’aa’. 
    Similarly it is not permissible to crowd other people or annoy them in order 
    to cling there. If he sees a space then he should say du’aa’. Otherwise it 
    is sufficient for him to say du’aa’ whilst circumambulating and when 
    prostrating in prayer. 

    What was narrated from the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased 
    with them) concerning the Multazam is more sound than that which has been 
    narrated from the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). 

    It was narrated that ‘Abd al-Rahmaan ibn Safwaan said: When 
    the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 
    conquered Makkah, I said: I will put on my garments, as my house was on the 
    road, and I will wait and see what the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and 
    blessings of Allaah be upon him) does. So I went and I saw that the Prophet 
     (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had come out of the Ka’bah, 
    he and his companions, and they were touching the House from the Door to the 
    Black Stone. They had placed their cheeks against the House and the 
    Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was in 
    the midst of them. Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1898; Ahmad, 15124. 

    Its isnaad includes Yazeed ibn Abi Ziyaad, who was classed as 
    da’eef (weak) by Ibn Mu’een, Abu Haatim, Abu Zar’ah and others. 

    It was narrated from ‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb that his father said: I 
    circumambulated the Ka’bah with ‘Abd-Allaah, and when we came to the back of 
    the Ka’bah I said: Will you not seek refuge with Allaah? He said: We seek 
    refuge with Allaah from the Fire. Then he proceeded to touch the Stone, and 
    he stood between the Corner and the door, and placed his chest, face, 
    forearms and hands like this, and spread them out. Then he said: This is 
    what I saw the Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be 
    upon him) do. Narrated by Abu Dawood, 1899; Ibn Maajah, 2962. 

    Its isnaad includes al-Muthanna ibn al-Sabaah, who was 
    classed as da’eef (weak) by Imam Ahmad, Ibn Mu’een, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasaa’i 
    and others. 

    But these two ahaadeeth corroborate one another. 

    Shaykh al-Albaani classed it as saheeh in al-Silsilah 
    al-Saheehah, 2138. 

    And he narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with 
    him) said: “The Multazam is between the Corner and the door.” 

    Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: 
If (the pilgrim) wants to 
    go the Multazam – which is the area between the Black Stone and the door – 
    and place his chest, face, forearms and hands against it and make du’aa’ and 
    ask Allaah for what he needs, he may do so. He may do that before the 
    farewell tawaaf, for it does not matter if this iltizaam (clinging) is done 
    at the time of the farewell tawaaf or at another time. The Sahaabah used to 
    do that when they entered Makkah. If he wishes he may say the du’aa’ that 
    was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas: “O Allaah, I am Your slave, son of Your male 
    slave, son of Your female slave. You have caused me to ride that which You 
    have subjugated to me of Your creation and You caused me to travel through 
    Your land until You caused me to reach Your house by Your grace, and You 
    have helped me to perform my rituals (of pilgrimage). If You were pleased 
    with me then I hope that you will be more pleased, otherwise be pleased with 
    me now before I depart from Your House, for now I am about to depart if You 
    permit, without turning to anyone but You and seeking to visit any house 
    other than Yours. O Allaah, give me good health in my body and protect my 
    religious commitment; let me find my family well and safe upon my return and 
    help me to obey You so long as You keep me alive, and join me, and give me 
    the good of this world and the Hereafter, for You are able to do all 
    things.” 

    If he stands by the door and prays there without clinging to 
    the House, that is also good. 

    Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 26/142, 
    143. 

    Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 
This is a 
    matter concerning which the scholars differed, although it was not narrated 
    from the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) (i.e. that 
    was not narrated in a saheeh hadeeth, as the ahaadeeth that were narrated 
    concerning this were deemed to be da’eef or weak). Rather it was narrated 
    from some of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them). So is iltizaam 
    (clinging) Sunnah? When should it be done – upon arrival or when about to 
    leave, or at any time? 

    The reason for this difference of opinion among the scholars 
    is that it is not narrated in the Sunnah of the Prophet  (peace and 
    blessings of Allaah be upon him), rather the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased 
    with them) used to do that when they arrived in Makkah. 
The fuqaha’ said: He (the 
    pilgrim) should do that when about to leave, and should cling to the 
    multazam, which is the area between the corner where the Black Stone is 
    located and the door…

     Based on this, there is nothing wrong with iltizaam 
    (clinging to the Ka’bah in this area) so long as that does not involve 
    annoying others. 

    Al-Sharh al-Mumti’, 7/402, 403. 

    And Allaah knows best.