Status: ✅ Verified reference — Confirmed in the English translation of Al-Kafi (Thaqalayn): Al-Kafi, Vol. 5, Book 2, Chapter 13, Hadith 1.
Said by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as)
Arabic (عربی):
الْكَادُّ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ كَالْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
English translation:
"A person working hard for his family is like a mujahid (fighter) in the way of Allah."
Reference: Al-Kafi, Vol. 5, Book 2, Chapter 13, Hadith 1
💡 Explanation: Going out every day to earn for your family is not a small or worldly thing. In Allah's eyes it carries the reward of jihad — the struggle in His way.
💡 Remember:
Going out every day to earn for your family is not a small or worldly thing.