The route of return should be different from the one taken [on the way out].(1)

On this topic, there is also a report from Abdullah ibn Umar and Abu Rafi'.

The hadith of Abu Hurayrah is a hasan(2) gharib hadith.

Abu Tumaylah and Yunus ibn Muhammad narrated this hadith from Fulayh ibn Sulayman, from Sa'id ibn al-Harith, from Jabir ibn Abdullah.(3)

Some scholars of knowledge have deemed it recommended that when the imam goes out by one route, he should return by a different one, following this hadith. This is the opinion of al-Shafi'i.

The hadith of Jabir appears to be more authentic.(4)

Chapter 9: On eating on the Day of Fitr before going out

550 - Al-Hasan ibn al-Sabbah al-Bazzar narrated to us, saying: Abd al-Samad ibn Abd al-Warith narrated to us, from Thawwab ibn Utbah, from Abdullah ibn Buraydah,

from his father, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would not go out on the Day of Fitr until he had eaten.

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(1) Hasan due to corroborating evidence; the chain of this hadith contains some disorder. See the detailed discussion in "Al-Musnad" (8454). It was also recorded by Ibn Majah (1301), and it is in "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (2815).
(2) The word "hasan" is not found in copies (B), (Z), and (L).
(3) The narration of Abu Tumaylah was recorded by al-Bukhari (986), and the narration of Yunus ibn Muhammad was recorded by al-Bayhaqi 3/308.
(4) The statement "The hadith of Jabir appears to be more authentic" is added from copy (L) and the commentary of al-Mubarakfuri; it is not found in the other sources.