Is holding a stick during the sermon among the recommended practices?

Question:
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that it is not recorded of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he ascended the pulpit with a sword or a bow, or anything else, nor before its construction did he hold a sword in his hand; rather, he relied on a stick or a bow. So the implication of his words (may Allah have mercy on him) is that holding a stick in the sermon is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after the construction of the pulpit. Is this correct?

Answer:
He mentioned his reliance on a stick or a bow, and Ibn Hazm ruled based on that that he saw him praying while people were writing, with a stick or a bow in his hand. The response to him is: it is not obligatory, it is not confirmed, and it is not obligatory. If he preaches with something in his hand, there is no harm, and if he does not preach and has something in his hand, there is no harm. The point is that holding a stick in his hand, or something else, is not a condition, and that is not a significant matter. In fact, the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) action is based on a good hadith, and his action may have been incidental, or it may have been for the sake of the Sunnah to clarify the Sunnah. So if one does it, there is no harm, if one does it, there is no harm, and if one does it, there is no harm. Yes.