If we see a man letting his hands hang down after

Question : May Allah reward you. Regarding letting the hands hang down after bowing, if we see a man letting his hands hang down, do we tell him, "You have contradicted the Sunnah?" Or do we say, "No, it is according to the position of the school?"

Answer : As for the ruling, according to the school of Imam Ahmad, the position is that there is no issue; we do not tell him anything, we do not say "put them down" or "let them hang," but according to what we hold to be stronger, we should guide him, because some people may be misled by the words of some scholars who strongly denied this, meaning they denied placing the hands and claimed it was a religious innovation (bid'ah). So it is clarified to him, because there is a fear that he may come to believe that placing the hands is a religious innovation. This would be dangerous for him.