Ibn 'Umar's eagerness to follow the Sunnah in the places of prayer

Question:
Ibn 'Umar's guidance in his eagerness to ask: What can be said to students of knowledge who are eager to follow the Sunnah and be zealous for it, now that the door of the house has first been opened?

Answer:
Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is famous for his love of following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). For this reason, he was zealous in traveling to pray in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, even if the Prophet did not intend that specific place and the time merely coincided with him being there. But out of Ibn 'Umar's intense eagerness to follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), he would track down the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed during his travels and pray in them, even though the majority of the Ummah did not agree with him on that point, but rather it was due to his extreme zeal in following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).