One of the oldest gates of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. It is located on its northern wall between Bab Al-Asbat and Faisal. It was renewed during the Ayyubid period, the time of the great Sultan King Sharaf al-Din Isa in 617 AH - 1220 AD. It is not known who built it first. And it was called (Hittah) in reference to the noble verse (And say, Htah, We will forgive you your sins...

Bab Hatta opens to an Arab Islamic neighborhood in Jerusalem, which is Haret al-Sa'diya, and it is one of only three doors of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. The occupiers allow it to be opened for Maghrib, Isha and Fajr prayers. Like other gates of Al-Aqsa, it is subjected to constant attacks by the occupiers, the most prominent of which is the prevention of worshipers from passing through it, especially when the occupation forces announce that those under the age of 40 are not allowed to enter Al-Aqsa. Because it is the only door open during the dawn prayer from the northern side, and since the validity of such a prohibition starts from the time of the dawn prayer, large numbers of occupation soldiers are stationed there to implement the prohibition order, so many clashes occur with dozens of young worshipers who are prevented from entering Al-Aqsa.