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 name 'Abid al-Bukhari' originated from their practice of swearing oaths of allegiance upon a copy of the Sahih al-Bukhari, a renowned compilation of hadiths by Muhammad al-Bukhari.