Sa'id bin al-Harith narrates from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "when he went out to the Eid, would return by a different route."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6248
Yahya bin Wadih (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates with his chain that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to the Eid, he would change his route on the way back.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6249
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out to the two Eids, he would come back by another route.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6250
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out to the Eid, he would return by some other route.
Al-Bukhari said: The hadith of Jabir is more authentic.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6251
Nafi' narrates from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would go to the Eid by one route and return by another route.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6252
Abd al-Rahman bin Sa'd bin Ammar bin Sa'd, the muezzin of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), says: My father narrated to me from his forefathers that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) went out to the Eid, he would go by the house of Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) and past the people of the tents. Then he would perform the prayer before the sermon. Then he would return by the other route, that is, by way of Banu Zurayq. Then at the edge of al-Riqaq he would slaughter his sacrificial animal with his own hand, using a blade. Then he would go past the houses of Ammar bin Yasir and Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with them both) towards the place called al-Balat.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6253
Bakr bin Mubashshir (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I used to go early in the morning with the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the Eid prayer ground on the day of Eid al-Fitr. We would take the route through the low ground of the valley of Buthan and reach the prayer ground. Then we would pray with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and return to our homes.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6254
Mu'adh bin Abd al-Rahman al-Taymi narrates from his father, who narrates from his grandfather (may Allah be pleased with him), that he saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returning from the Eid prayer ground on the day of Eid, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by way of the date-sellers at the lower end of the market. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) reached Masjid al-A'raj, which is near the site of the pool in the market, he stood there, faced the pass of Aslam and supplicated, and then he (peace and blessings be upon him) left.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب صلاة العيدين / 6256