What is the ruling on wiping over a torn leather sock?

Question:
What is the ruling on wiping over a leather sock that is slightly torn?

Answer:
If the leather socks cover the required area and are put on while in a state of ritual purity, it is prescribed to wipe over them for the specified duration, which is one day and one night for the resident after the wiping, and three days and their nights for the traveler.
As for if there are tears in them, this requires detailed explanation:
If the tears are considered minor by custom, the correct view is that it is permissible, and this is the most accurate of the scholars' opinions, that it is permissible.
However, if the tears are considered wide by custom, then one does not wipe over them. A light, small tear, such as a line from a needle or a small tip of a finger, does not harm, if Allah wills, according to the correct view. But it is better to avoid the disagreement; therefore, it is better and more excellent for him to sew them or replace them, so that he does not expand on this matter, and so that he exits from the disagreement.