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Walakum As Salam Wa Rahmtullah

Brother the reason why these madhabs do not exist is because there is no authentic chain leading back to any of the madhabs except the four which exist today. Also many of the now dead madhabs didn't have any of their rulings preserved. I think Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (Rahimullah) states that there is ijma that only the four madhabs will exist until the Day of Judgement. The book is available on sunniforums, you'll just have to search under the indepth fiqh section of the forums.

Also Baqi ibn Makhlad al-Qurtubi was placed on trial for one reason only. He was causing social fragmentation between the masses. The usul of the Maliki madhab states that the sunna is not just hadith but it also includes what was practiced in Medina before and during the Malik (Rahimullah). Imam Malik was not concerned with the actual reports of hadith, he was more concerned with fiqh or correct understanding of such reports.

This is why in manu instances our madhab has gone against a specific hadith because we believe that the practise (amal) is stronger and the amal was taken as a better indicator of sunna than hadith. Ibn Rushd (Rahimullah) mentions this in his Bayan.

Baqi ibn Makhlad al-Qurtubi went preaching against that normative practise. Sedition set in between the masses and to prevent discord some people decided to launch a judical complaint against him and his actions.