Does one who removes his leather socks after the time limit has expired need to perform wudu'?

The questioner : In the same question, O Shaykh, he was wearing the leather socks when he became in a state of ritual impurity. He performed wudu' anew, so he wiped over the leather socks. The time limit expired, or he removed the leather socks. Does he need to perform a new wudu'?

The Shaykh : I did not understand.

The questioner : He put on the leather socks while in a state of wudu' and ritual purity. While he was wearing the leather socks, he became in a state of ritual impurity. He needed to perform wudu', so he performed it and wiped over the leather socks. The time limit for the leather socks expired, or he removed them by any means. Does this obligate him to perform wudu' anew?

The Shaykh : Did his wudu' become invalid, or did it not?

The questioner : It did not become invalid.

The Shaykh : This is the answer that preceded. His wudu' did not become invalid. Was he not in a state of wudu' when he removed the leather socks?

The questioner : Before he removed them, his wudu' became invalid, and he performed wudu' while he was wearing them.

The Shaykh : And he wiped over them?

The questioner : He wiped over them.

The Shaykh : That is settled. He is still in a state of wudu'. We said that it does not become invalid except by the emergence of one of the things that invalidate wudu'. Removing the leather socks or the expiration of the time limit for wiping does not invalidate the wudu'.