Explanation of the duration of wiping over the socks

Question:
What is the method of wiping over the socks? For example, I perform wudu for the Fajr prayer, then I put on the socks and wipe over them when performing wudu for the Zuhr prayer at school, where I work as a teacher. When I return home, I take them off and perform the regular wudu. Is this permissible?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that, and there is no blame on wearing socks or leather socks. If a Muslim wishes, he may keep them on for a day and a night if he is a resident and not traveling. If he wishes, he may take them off whenever he wants, even if he only prayed once while wearing them. However, he has a dispensation to keep the socks or leather socks on for twenty-four hours after a state of ritual impurity, provided he put them on while in a state of ritual purity, and to wipe over them. The traveler has three days, meaning seventy-two hours, after a state of ritual impurity. So, the result is that there is nothing wrong with wiping over them for one or two times and then taking them off.