Does removing the leather socks or stockings after wiping over them invalidate the ablution?

The questioner:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the stronger position regarding removing the stockings after wiping over them while in a state of purity? Does he remain in his state of purity, or is his ablution invalidated and he must perform the ablution again?

The Shaykh:
Do you have any doubt that his ablution is invalidated if he removes what he wiped over? If he removes what he wiped over, his ablution is invalidated, because he was only granted a dispensation to wipe while what he wiped over remained. But if he takes it off, the leg becomes exposed and the place of the dispensation is gone, so he must perform the ablution again. As for the opinion that he remains in his state of purity, that is a rejected opinion, a rejected opinion, and it is questionable. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh:
The place of the dispensation has ceased, which is the leg remaining covered. Yes.