What is the ruling on wiping over socks if a person does not suffer any hardship from using water?

Question:
What is the ruling on wiping over socks if a person does not suffer any hardship from using water? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Wiping over socks is permissible, just as wiping over leather socks is permissible, provided the socks cover the area that is required to be covered, namely the ankles and what is below them, and that they are thick enough that the color of the skin is not visible through them. In that case, wiping over them suffices in place of washing the feet, just as wiping over leather socks is permissible. And regarding wiping over them: if one puts them on while in a state of ritual purity, putting on the leather socks or the socks while in a state of ritual purity, or it is advised to do so for a period of one day and one night for the resident, and three days for the traveler, starting from the first occurrence of a state of ritual impurity, according to the correct opinion, until the day and night, or three days in their nights for the traveler. This is a dispensation from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and a relief for His servants. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.