English translation
[2686] 150 - (...) It was narrated that Salamah bin Al-Akwa' [may Allāh be pleased with them] said: "During Ramaḍān at the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, whoever among us wanted to fast did so, and whoever among us wanted to break the fast and pay the Fidyah did so, until this verse was revealed: '...So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramaḍān i.e. is present at his home), he must observe Ṣawm (fasts) that month'..."[2]
