The name 'Abid al-Bukhari () came from their practice of swearing their oaths of service upon a copy of the Sahih al-Bukhari, a famous collection of hadiths compiled by Muhammad al-Bukhari.
The title 'Abid al-Bukhari' was derived from their custom of taking an oath of loyalty on a copy of the Sahih al-Bukhari, a celebrated collection of hadiths compiled by Muhammad al-Bukhari.