What is the ruling on one who wipes over a leather sock and then removes it after a state of ritual impurity?

Question:
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen issued a fatwa stating that one who wipes over a leather sock and then removes it remains in a state of ritual purity, even if the wiping over the sock was done after a state of ritual impurity. What is your opinion?

Answer:
Wiping over leather socks is a recommended practice and a dispensation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), as a mercy to His servants and to make things easy for them. The resident wipes for one day and one night, and the traveler for three days and their nights, provided he put on the leather socks or socks while in a state of ritual purity.
The scholars have stated that if one removes the leather sock after a state of ritual impurity, his ablution becomes invalid. This is the position of the scholars, and it is the view of the majority of them.
Some scholars have said—and this is an anomalous view—that removing the leather sock does not invalidate the ablution, but this is the weaker position.
If Shaykh Muhammad ibn Uthaymeen said this, it is an error. He followed some scholars in this, and it is the weaker position. The correct view is that when one removes the leather socks, the state of ritual purity is invalidated, and he must perform ablution anew if he wishes to pray, touch the mushaf, perform tawaf, or do similar acts. This is the relied-upon view, and it is the correct position held by the majority of scholars.