Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He went in to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), and Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) was with her, reciting this verse of poetry to her: "She is chaste and dignified, no suspicion is ever cast upon her, and she stays hungry of the flesh (backbiting) of unsuspecting women." Masruq said to her: Do you let him come in to you, when he is one of those who took upon themselves the greater part of this slander? She said: "I have not seen him afflicted with a great punishment."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / مسند النساء / 19479