Treatment, Ruqyah, and the Description of the Seventy Thousand Who Enter Paradise Without Reckoning or Punishment

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah honor you, if a man was lame or blind and went to the hospital, is he excluded from the hadith you mentioned regarding the seventy thousand who enter Paradise without reckoning or punishment? And does seeking medical treatment fall under the category of ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) or not?

Answer:
Seeking medical treatment is permissible; seeking medical treatment in permissible matters is permissible, and Shari'ah-compliant ruqyah is permissible. There is no doubt in this, and it is part of utilizing the means. However, these seventy thousand turned to a stronger means than treatment with herbs or ruqyah; they turned to a stronger means, which is reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So they also acted upon the means, which is reliance upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and therefore they deserve this rank. Yes.