Evidence from scholarly consensus.

The Shaykh : As for the consensus of the Companions, we ask anyone who denies the rising of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) above the Throne to provide a single piece of evidence from the words of the Companions stating that Allah is not in the sky. There is nothing; no Companion ever said that Allah is not in the sky, ever. The rope is extended to whoever wishes to bring evidence from the words of the Salaf. I will give the students of knowledge a useful rule: "Everything in the Book and the Sunnah, the Salaf—the Companions and those who followed them in excellence—have affirmed it, because if their opinion had been contrary to it, they would have clarified that." Therefore, one of the ways to establish the consensus of the Salaf is that there is nothing in their words contradicting what is in the Qur'an, for they recite the Qur'an morning and evening. If they had held a view contrary to it, they would have clarified it. So pay attention to this rule.
Now, the Imams after the Companions: not one of them has a single letter saying that Allah is not in the sky, ever. Rather, a man said to Imam Malik ibn Anas, the Imam of the City of Migration, the Imam of the Prophet's City, and there is no need to introduce him because he is well known. He said to him: "O Abu 'Abdullah,

The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.

الرحمن على العرش استوى

[Taha 20:5]

how did He rise above the Throne? How did He rise above the Throne?" So Malik lowered his head and began to sweat profusely from great shame at this question. Look at how the Salaf held in high esteem the greatness of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and their modesty before Allah. We ask Allah to make us follow in their footsteps. Then: "until sweat covered him, then he raised his head and said:" "O this man, listen to the answer of a stallion, a stallion among scholars." He said: "O this man, the rising above the Throne is not unknown" meaning it is known; everyone knows its meaning. "and the how is not comprehensible" meaning we do not grasp it with our minds. "and belief in it is obligatory" belief in the rising above the Throne is obligatory. "and asking about it" meaning asking about its how is a religious innovation. "and I do not think" meaning I do not suppose you "are anything but an innovator. Then he ordered him to be taken out of the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him)" because this is corrupt blood and corrupt sweat that must be expelled, just as corrupt blood is expelled from the body by cupping. He was ordered to be taken out. Taken out of where? Out of the Prophet's Mosque, my brothers. A man is being expelled from the Messenger's Mosque. Yes, as long as he casts doubt and misleads people by asking about the how, let us expel them from the mosques. So he said: "the rising above the Throne is not unknown" "the rising above the Throne is not unknown" Some scholars narrate this story and say: "the rising above the Throne is known" The meaning is the same, but the wording that was transmitted is "the rising above the Throne is not unknown." So, the rising above the Throne is known and does not need to be asked about. But this man asked about the how, either he was sincere in his question and wanted to seek information, or he wanted to force Malik to deny the rising above the Throne if he did not know the how. Allah knows best. But Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) suspected that this was likely the case: that he was an innovator wanting to corrupt the beliefs. And what remains of the evidence for the rising of Allah? Yes, the Qur'an, and the second.
The student: The Sunnah.

The Shaykh : And the third is the consensus of the Salaf. The fourth
The student: Intellect.

The Shaykh : The Intellect.