Taking a different route home from the Eid prayer
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Etiquette of Eid & Udhiyah (Sacrifice)
Taking a different route home from the Eid prayer
"On the day of Eid, the Prophet (SAW) would return by a route different from the one he took [to the prayer]."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, on the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah (RA)
Explanation
This practice is understood by scholars to increase the number of people who witness and share in the occasion.
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