Fuṭrus

In the traditions cited, Fuṭrus is an angel who failed to execute a divine command within the appointed time; as a result God's watch lay upon him, his wings were broken off and he was cast upon an island as punishment. Later, while the Prophet Muḥammad and the angel Gabriel were en route to the newborn Ali ibn al‑Husayn, they met Fuṭrus. Muḥammad interceded for him, Fuṭrus accompanied Muḥammad and Gabriel to the infant's cradle, and upon touching the cradle forgiveness was accepted and his wings were restored. After restoration he returns with Gabriel to heaven. In a later narrative moment tied to the Battle of Karbala, the restored Fuṭrus offers Husayn an army of angels, an offer which Husayn refuses.

Sources provide minimal physical description. The legend explicitly records that Fuṭrus had his wings broken as punishment and later had them restored; beyond this detail, no further physical characteristics (size, color, facial features, or terrifying aspect) are described in the cited materials.

Narrative material attributes to Fuṭrus the role of an angel entrusted with carrying out divine orders and subject to divine discipline when negligent (dawdling). He can be punished (wings broken, exile) and can be forgiven and restored through prophetic intercession and contact with the righteous (the newborn Ali ibn al‑Husayn). In the Karbala-related episode he is described as offering Husayn an army of angels, indicating he is portrayed as able to propose supernatural aid within that story; sources do not describe other powers such as shapeshifting, possession, or knowledge of hidden things.