Abu Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Bishr bin Mughaffal bin Hassan, through Abu Ubaydah Ma'mar bin al-Muthanna, states the lineage of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mughaffal (may Allah be pleased with him) as follows: Abdullah bin Mughaffal bin Abd Nuhm bin Afif bin Suhaym bin Rabi'ah bin Adi bin Tha'labah bin Dhu'ayb bin Sa'd bin Uthman bin Amr bin Udd bin Tabikhah.