At the time of his captivity Gandalf was not more powerful than Saruman. The staffs are nowhere said to have a life of their own, or even convey any special properties/power for that matter either. It is highly unlikely that had Gandalf allowed his staff to be taken from him by Hamma, that Hamma would have been able to use magic or receive magical powers from the staff.
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Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.
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