The Invalidity of Wudu for One Who Has Not Completed the Dress

Question
Is it permissible to wipe over the socks for one who washed his feet and wore his socks, then broke his wudu before completing it?
Answer
I say, and with God's success: It is not permissible, and it is necessary to remove the socks, as wearing them then does not lift the impurity of the feet; due to the failure to meet the condition of wiping: which is wearing the socks while in a state of complete purity at the time of the event after wearing them, unlike if one completes the ablution before a nullifier occurs; as narrated by Abu Bakrah : "Indeed, he  permitted for the traveler three days and their nights, and for the resident a day and a night, if he purifies himself and wears his socks, he may wipe over them," in Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 1: 96, and Sunan al-Bayhaqi al-Kabir 1: 281, and Sunan al-Daraqutni 1: 204, and Musnad al-Bazzar 9: 90. Refer to: Bada'i al-Sana'i 1: 9, and the commentary of al-Tahawi on al-Maraqi p. 129, and God knows best.
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