I performed wudu' and put on socks. If I take them off while I am still in a state of purity, does my wudu' become invalid?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I perform wudu' and put on socks, does my wudu' become invalid if I take them off while I am still in a state of purity? Is that so?

Answer:
If you took them off before wiping, then you may still wear them and wipe over them, because you took them off before the state of purity was broken. If you put them on while in a state of purity and took them off before that purity was broken, there is no harm; you may wipe over them. However, if the wudu' was broken after putting them on, you may not wipe over them until you perform a complete wudu' and then put them on. Yes.