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The Book of Occultation — al-Ṭūsī · Hadith 249 (#Ḥadīth #14)

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

ومنهم النابغة الجعدي من بني عامر بن صعصعة،يكنى أبا ليلى.قال أبو حاتم السجستاني: كان النابغة الجعدي أسن من النابغة الذبياني.

Nabigha Jodi was among the long lived personalities among the Arabs. His real name was Qays bin Kaab bin Abdullah bin Aamir bin Rabia bin Joda bin Kaab bin Rabia bin Aamir bin Saasa. His patronymic was Abu Laila. Abu Hatim Sajistani, a prominent scholar of language and poetry says that Nabigha attained an age more than that of Zabyani.

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