Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Previously, a person could eat and drink until he slept. So, if a Muslim slept, eating and drinking became forbidden for him until the next evening. Someone did this two or three times, then this concession was revealed: ﴿أُحِلَّلَكُمْلَيْلَةَالصِّيَامِالرَّفَثُإِلَىٰنِسَائِكُمْ﴾ "It has been made lawful for you to go to your wives on the night of fasting."
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب التفسير / 275
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:هو ضعيف لإرساله، فعكرمة تابعي لم يشهد الحادثة، وسنده إلى عكرمة صحيح، وأصل الحديث صحيح كما سيأتي.