Why did abu Hanifa and Imam Malik create their own madhabs when Imam Sadiq taught them even if it was only a short while? Did Imam Sadiq practice taqiyyah with them? Were they not influenced by Imam Sadiq, and therefore if they were his students how were they able to go so astray from the teachings of the Imam

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The madhabs of these individuals were propped up by the governments who wanted to oppose the Imams. They had different opinions, which was normal at the time but the governments raised them to bring down the influence of Imam Sadiq and the Imams of Ahlulbayt