Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) came in to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), reciting this verse: "She is chaste and dignified, no suspicion is ever cast upon her, and she stays hungry of the flesh (backbiting) of unsuspecting women." It was said to her: O Mother of the Believers, does Allah Almighty not say: "And the one among them who took upon himself the greater part of it will have a great punishment" [Surah An-Nur: 11]? Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Do you not see him afflicted with a great punishment? Hassan had lost his sight."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / مسند النساء / 19481