A man performed wudu, wore leather socks, and wiped over them. Then, after a period of time, he took them off and put them back on. Is he permitted to wipe over them?

The questioner : For example, a man performed wudu, sat down, and wiped over the socks. He sat for a day, and before the night ended, while he was still in a state of ritual purity, he took the socks off and put them back on.

The Shaykh : He was in a state of ritual purity and did not wipe over them.

The questioner : And he did not wipe over them.

The Shaykh : He never wiped over them.

The questioner : He wiped over them before he took them off.

The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.

The questioner : Do you understand?

The Shaykh : Whenever he wipes over them, he does not repeat the wiping while in a state of ritual purity. He never wipes over them; a full ghusl is required.