The Excellence of Taking Different Routes for Going to and Returning from Eid Prayer, Visiting the Sick, Hajj, Battles, Funerals, and Similar Occasions in Order to Increase the Places where Worship is Performed
Jabir (Radia-Allaahu ‘anhu) narrated, “On the day of Eid, the Prophet (Salla-Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) (after offering the Eid prayer) would take a different route (on his way back) from that which he went.” [Al-Bukhaari, no. 986]. His saying, “take a different route” means he would go using one route…