Then
In the narrationsThe Prophet ﷺ named al-Ghouta, beside the city of Damascus, among the best places of Sham (Abu Dawud, graded sahih by al-Albani).
Now
TodayAs of 2026-10-26 · draft, reviewed monthlyFarmland and towns ringing Damascus to the east and south. Eastern Ghouta was besieged from 2013 to 2018 during the Syrian war.
Next
As narratedAs narrated, on the day of the great battle the Muslims' camp will be in al-Ghouta, near Damascus.
CitedSunan Abi Dawud 4298
Narrations naming this place
Read all in the archive →حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمْزَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَابِرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جُبَيْرَ بْنَ نُفَيْرٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ فُسْطَاطَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَوْمَ الْمَلْحَمَةِ بِالْغُوطَةِ إِلَى جَانِبِ مَدِينَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا دِمَشْقُ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَدَائِنِ الشَّامِ " .
Narrated Abu al-Darda': The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The place of assembly of the Muslims at the time of the war will be in al-Ghutah near a city called Damascus, one of the best cities in Syria
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بُرْدٌ أَبُو الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَوْضِعُ فُسْطَاطِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْمَلاَحِمِ أَرْضٌ يُقَالُ لَهَا الْغُوطَةُ " .
Makhul reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:The place of the assembly of Muslims at the time of war will be in a land called al-Ghutah