How is wiping over the leather socks performed, and is it required to distribute the hands over the feet?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks about wiping over the leather socks: is the wiping to be done on both of them, with each hand on a foot, or is that not required?

Answer:
We said in a previous lesson that what is required is wiping in whatever manner it is accomplished, but the easy manner and the customary manner is that you wet your right hand with water and place it on the right foot, then move it up to the shin, and you wet the fingers of your left hand with water and place them on the left foot, starting with the fingers and moving them up to the shin.