Can Qur'an be touched without wudu?
I was watching TV and a person who was being regarded as scholar said that It's ok to touch Qur'an without wudu.. He quoted an ayah, I guess it was this one;
لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ
Surat Al-Wāqi`ah - 79 translated by Sahih International as;
None touch it except the purified.
And said that this ayah doesn't mention wudu but clean intentions. He said something like this ayah means only the ones with pure heart can benefit from Qur'an. Also said that Muslims are clean (I guess he meant as in good-heartedness). He further explained that there weren't any compiled Qur'an at the time of Prophet (pbuh), so this ayah can't be about physical touching to Qur'an. He advised this (meaning having to do wudu) shouldn't discourage Muslims to read Qur'an.
This is the first time I am hearing such interpretation. Is there any truth in this? If so, why are we told to do wudu before touching Qur'an, is it traditional?
