This course gives a general view on the impact of legal maxims on the disagreement of the jurists. In addition, it makes a deep study to one or more of the following subjects. The most important reasons for the disagreement between the jurists in the legal issues. The legal maxims that concern the ways by which the expressions indicate to the legal rulings, and the impact of this kind of maxims on the disagreement of the jurists. The maxims that relate to the original sources of Islamic jurisprudence. The legitimacy of al-Qira’ah al-Shshadhdhah. The legitimacy of Khabar al-Wahid in general, its legitimacy as a reference to the issues that belong to ‘Umum al-Balwa, i.e. the matters that cause a sort of general hardship to the people, and its legitimacy in the cases where it disagrees with a basic principle in Islamic jurisprudence. The legitimacy of al-Hadith al-Mursal. The legitimacy of the silent consensus. The legitimacy of the consensus of the residents of al-Madinah.