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The Book of Occultation — al-Ṭūsī · Hadith 239 (#Ḥadīth #4)

Chapter 24 | Stories of people with long lifespans from Arabs and non-Arabs are famous and chronicled in books and history.

ومنهم ربيع بن ضبع بن وهب بن بغيض بن مالك بن سعد بن عيس بن فزارة، عاش ثلاثمائة سنة وأربعين سنة،فأدرك النبي صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ولم يسلم.

Rabi bin Zaba is among those who lived for a long time; he lived for 340 years and saw the Holy Prophet (s); however he did not embrace Islam.

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).