It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The one who speaks obscenely and the one who spreads it, both are equal in sin.
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب / 324
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:حسن
Hadith Takhrij«حسن : أخرجه أبويعلي: 549 و البيهقي فى شعب الإيمان : 9388 و أبوالشيخ فى التوبيخ : 135 و المزي فى تهذيب الكمال : 41/6»
It is narrated from Shibl bin ‘Awf (may Allah have mercy on him), he said: It used to be said: Whoever hears an obscene word and then spreads it, he is like the one who exposes that evil.
Hadith Referenceالادب المفرد / كتاب / 325
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح : أخرجه وكيع فى الزهد : 450 و هناد فى الزهد : 1401 و ابن أبى الدنيا فى الصمت : 261 و أبوالشيخ فى التوبيخ : 131»
It is narrated from Ata bin Abi Rabah (may Allah have mercy on him), his stance was that a person who publicizes adultery should be given a severe exemplary punishment. He said that such a person spreads immorality.