Does the rule: "There is no evidence for the negator" apply to the issue of placing the hands after rising from bowing?

The questioner : Is there evidence for the negator regarding the issue of generality? If someone asks: Do you have evidence that this did not happen? Can we say: There is no evidence for the negator?

The Shaykh : Who said: This did not happen?

The questioner : They say to whoever says that you have included everything the Salaf did, that what the Salaf did is permissible.

Another questioner : Regarding placing the hands.

The questioner : Placing the hands on the chest, what the Salaf did is permissible. We say: We do not deny that the Salaf did this. The rule: Is there evidence for the negator? We say: There is no evidence for the negator. Does it apply to this... or not?

The Shaykh : Of course; because I mentioned earlier that if they had done it, the conditions for transmitting it would have been present. This is from one side. As for us, as for the opponent, we say to him: Why do you do it? You do it because the Salaf did it? So you have to prove it; the case is completely reversed. That is to say, no innovation that occurs can we bring evidence that it was not in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but the general study of the conditions that were in place at that time is what gives us, as if it were a text, that they did not do it, but we do not have a text.
And now let us say a word of truth: There are many innovations agreed upon by all the different parties, but there is agreement in naming something an innovation, and disagreement in whether this innovation is good or bad. Now, the point of agreement is that this is an innovation, but the disagreement is whether it is good or what? How did all these scholars, who agreed between those who approve and those who disapprove, know? What is their evidence that this thing is an innovation? Is there a text? We do not have a text, but as we told you, the conditions for transmitting these matters would be present if they were occurring. This is an established matter among all scholars; therefore, the Mawlid - for example - celebrating the birth of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) - no one, no matter how deep in ignorance, can tell you: The Salaf did it. No, it is agreed that this is an innovation. But we say: Every innovation is misguidance. They say: No, , and they understand the hadith - as we always say - in a wrong way, contrary to what the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was upon.