باب الأسباط هو إحدى أبواب المسجد الأقصى المفتوحة ويسمى أيضا باب الأًسود نسبة للأسدين المنحوتين على جانبي الباب، ويقع في الزاوية الشمالية الشرقية للمسجد الأقصى، ويعود تاريخ تجديد بنائه إلى الفترة الأيوبية، كما تم تجديد الباب في الفترة المملوكية في 1367م.

والواجهة الجنوبية لهذا الباب هي مدخل بارتفاع 4 أمتار تقريباً وفتحة مستطيلة بعقد مدبب، وفي زاوية المدخل توجد دركاة مربعة الشكل تعد جزءاً من الرواق الشمالي، وللباب دفتان من الخشب يبدو أنهما حديثتا العهد، ويوجد في أحد الدفتين خوخة (مدخل صغير) تسمح بدخول شخص واحد فقط، ويعد مدخل الدركاة أحد أقواس الرواق الشمالي الضخمة المدببة. أما الواجهة الشمالية للباب فهي فتحة مستطيلة لقوس مدبب عرضه 2 متر تقريباً وارتفاعه 4 أمتار كما أن المدخل مسقوف بقنطرة مدببة عرضها حوالي 1 متر.

The Tribes Gate is one of the open gates of Al-Aqsa Masjed. It is also called the Lions Gate, in relation to the two lions carved on both sides of the gate. It is located in the northeastern corner of Al-Aqsa Masjed. The date of its renovation dates back to the Ayyubid period. The gate was also renovated during the Mamluk period in 1367 AD. It is believed that the Tribes Gate was first built in 610 AH/1213 AD. However, the renovation of the present gate dates to 945 AH/1538 AD during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. The gate was later restored in 1232 AH/1816 AD.

The southern façade of this gate is an entrance with a height of about 4 meters and a rectangular opening with a pointed arch. In the corner of the entrance, there is a square-shaped vestibule that is part of the northern aisle. The gate has two shutters made of wood that appear to be recent, and in one of the shutters there is a wicket (small entrance) that allows only one person to enter. The entrance to the vestibule is one of the huge pointed arches of the northern aisle. As for the northern façade of the gate, it is a rectangular opening with a pointed arch, which is about 2 meters wide and 4 meters high. The entrance is also roofed with a pointed arch, which is about 1 meter wide.

Esbât Kapısı, Mescid-i Aksâ'nın açık kapılarından biridir. Kapının iki tarafına oyularak çizilmiş iki aslan figüründen dolayı Aslanlı Kapı olarak da isimlendirilir. Mescid-i Aksâ'nın kuzeydoğu köşesinde bulunur. Yeniden yapılma tarihi Eyyubîler Dönemi’ne kadar uzanan kapı, Miladi 1367, Hicri 769 yılında Memlüklüler Dönemi’nde de yenilenmiştir.

Kapının güney cephesinde yaklaşık 4 metre yüksekliğinde, sivri kemerli dikdörtgen bir giriş bulunmaktadır. Girişin köşesinde kuzey revakın bir parçası olan kare planlı bir sundurma yer alır. Kapının, modern görünümlü iki ahşap kanadı vardır. İki kanattan birinde sadece bir kişinin girebileceği bir kapı (küçük bir giriş) vardır. Sundurma girişi, kuzey revakın sivri kavislerinden biridir. Kapının kuzey cephesi ise yaklaşık 2 metre genişliğinde ve 4 metre yüksekliğinde sivri kemerli dikdörtgen bir açıklık olup, giriş yaklaşık 1 metre genişliğinde sivri tonozla örtülmüştür.