Wiping over the leather socks after removing them and putting them back on before the ablution is broken

Question:
The questioner says: If a person removes his leather socks while he is in a state of ablution, and then puts them back on before his ablution is broken, is it permissible for him to wipe over them?

Answer:
Yes, as long as he has wiped over them, meaning that he took them off before his wudu' was broken, he performed wudu' and put them on, and then took them off before his wudu' was broken, he may wipe over them. But if he took them off after his wudu' was broken and then put them on, he may not wipe over them until he performs wudu' and puts them on while in a state of purity. Yes.