Determining the Night of the Ascension and the Night Journey

Question:
The Shaykh, may Allah love you, what is the preferred time and date regarding the Ascension and the Night Journey, and does the Night of the Ascension exceed the twenty-seventh night of Rajab or not?

Answer:
Allah has not specified for us the time of the Ascension and the Night Journey; He only informed us of its occurrence. If there had been a benefit for us in specifying the night on which it occurred, our Lord would have clarified it, or our Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would have clarified it for us. As for searching for its time and celebrating its night, Allah has not prescribed this for us, nor has the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed it for us, and nothing has been established regarding its specification, neither the twenty-seventh night of Rajab nor any other. It only occurred before the Migration, prior to the Migration from Makkah to al-Madinah, and its time was not specified for us because there is no benefit for us in specifying it. Yes.