Is it understood from the author's statement, "and by what the earliest predecessors described Him with," that he intends to refer to scholarly consensus (ijma')?

Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: Is it understood from the author's statement (may Allah have mercy on him), "and by what the earliest predecessors described Him with," that he intends to refer to scholarly consensus (ijma'), and that scholarly consensus is a source for establishing the attributes of Allah the Exalted?

Answer:
My brother, my brother, he told you that the earliest predecessors do not go beyond the Book and the Sunnah. He told you, after a few words, that the Salaf do not exceed the Book and the Sunnah; they never invent anything from themselves, ever. Yes.