Is it obligatory to remove the leather socks after the time for wiping over them has expired, or is it permissible to pray in them?

The questioner : Or does he need to perform purification, meaning perform wudu' anew without the socks, and then put the socks on, or what does he do?

The Shaykh : My brother, you are saying too much. So, what is your question in brief?

The questioner : I mean the expiration of the time. You mentioned in your blessed book, Tammam al-Mannah, if Allah wills.

The Shaykh : Leave it, my brother. Leave the details. Shorten your question. What is your question?

The questioner : If the time for wiping over the leather socks has expired, is he required to perform wudu' a second time, or what does he do to pray in his socks a second time after the time has expired?

The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. Do you mean, does the expiration of the time for wiping invalidate the wudu'?

The questioner : No, if Allah wills, we do not say that.

The Shaykh : Then, my brother, what do you mean? May Allah guide you.

The questioner : The hadith states that...

The Shaykh : My brother, leave it. The hadith is not an explanation. Shorten your question. I understood from the question you mentioned, and I said no. What is your question?

The questioner : What does the expiration of the time signify?

The Shaykh : It signifies that it is not permissible to wipe after the time has expired. For example, you wiped from the Fajr adhan to the Fajr adhan. The time for wiping has ended. One minute after the second Fajr adhan, it is not permissible for you to wipe. Is this the answer to your question?

The questioner : Yes. Do you mean, Shaykh, that you take off the sock and pray without the socks?

The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. You have returned to the question, to the statement I told you to mean, and you said no. I told you it means that if the time for wiping expires, his wudu' is invalidated, and you said no, you do not mean that. And now you have returned to ask about it.

The questioner : I mean the expiration of the time for wiping, Shaykh. You said he has no right to wipe. Do you mean he takes off the socks and prays without the socks?

The Shaykh : Why would he take them off and pray? Why would he take them off? Is he in a state of wudu' or has his wudu' been invalidated?

The questioner : He is in a state of wudu'.

The Shaykh : So this is it. You have returned. May Allah guide you. It means the end of the time for wiping does not invalidate the wudu'. May Allah guide you.

The questioner : So he remains in his socks and prays in them.

The Shaykh : My brother, whether he remains in them or not, the important thing is that he prays.

The questioner : Yes. Then, if he prays, Shaykh, does he pray in the same socks?

The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.

The questioner : I forgive you, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Why are you forgiving me? You are wasting our time with empty talk. I told you finally, does he pray in the socks or not? Now you return to ask the same question. As long as his wudu' has not been invalidated by the end of the time for wiping, he is allowed to pray. He prays barefoot, he prays in light footwear, this is a matter like every hour. If he wills, he prays barefoot. If he wills, he prays in light footwear. If he wills, he prays in shoes. This is a matter that has no relation to what you are asking. The important thing is the time for wiping. I gave you an example: he wipes with the Fajr adhan, he wipes until before the second Fajr adhan. He has no right to wipe, but when the second Fajr enters, his wudu' has not been invalidated after he performed wudu' wiping over the socks, so he prays as many prayers as he wishes until his wudu' is invalidated. You return and ask, does he take off his socks or not? Let him pray however he wishes, in shoes, in light footwear, it is not important in the matter. Perhaps after this wasting of time, you have understood?

The questioner : Yes, meaning, as long as he is maintaining his purity, it does not matter. Okay, if his purity expires, if his purity ends.

The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. If his purity ends...

The questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh: And upon you peace.

The questioner : Shaykh, allow us, Shaykh, another question, if Allah wills.