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

The questioner : The questioner asks: If I wipe over the leather socks and then remove them, does that invalidate the ablution?

The Shaykh : Yes, if you remove the leather socks after wiping over them, your ablution is invalid and cannot be used. This is because there is no evidence that the ablution is invalidated by doing so, and the default is that the ablution remains as it was until evidence is found indicating its invalidation. However, you should not put them back on and wipe over them in the future unless you have performed a complete ablution, washing your feet. Is this clear, everyone?
This man, when he prayed the midday prayer, removed the socks he had been wiping over and remained in a state of ritual purity until the afternoon prayer. Does he pray the afternoon prayer or not? Yes, he prays the afternoon prayer because his ablution has not been invalidated. But if he prays the afternoon prayer, does he then put them back on to wipe over them again? No, rather, if he wants to wipe over them again, he must perform a complete ablution in which he washes his feet, and then put them on anew.