He had, in fact, come to them—whether on pilgrimage or simply as a visitor.
He was the last of those who had attended the Pledge of al-ʿAqabah to pass away, may Allah be pleased with him.
Al-Waqidī, Yaḥyā ibn Bukayr, and a number of others said that he died in the year 78 AH, while Abū Nuʿaym placed his death in 77 AH.
It is reported that he lived for ninety-four years and that he lost his sight toward the end of his life.

(His Musnad) amounts to 1,540 hadith. Of these, the two Imams—al-Bukhārī and Muslim—agree on 58. Al-Bukhārī alone includes 26 that are unique to him, while Muslim alone records 126.

Al-Tabudhaki related: “Muḥammad ibn Dīnār narrated to us, from Saʿīd ibn Yazīd, from Abū Naḍrah, who said: ‘Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh served as an ʿarīf (clan leader); ʿUmar appointed him to that post.’”

Yaʿlā ibn ʿUbayd reported: “Abū Bakr al-Madani narrated to us: ‘Jābir’s lower garment did not reach his ankles. He wore a white turban, and I saw the tail of the turban hanging down his back.’”

ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUmar said: “Jābir came to us wearing two wraps. By then he had gone blind. He had dyed his beard and hair a yellow color with wars (a yellow dye), and he was holding a cup in his hand.”

Al-Waqidī said: “Salamah ibn Wardān informed us: ‘I saw Jābir with his head and beard completely white, may Allah be pleased with him.’”

39 – al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib ibn al-Ḥārith al-Anṣārī al-Ḥārithī* (ʿ)
The eminent jurist, Abū ʿUmārah al-Anṣārī, al-Ḥārithī, al-Madanī,