I have relatives who, when they gather, smoke during the meeting and play the game of blotto. Am I required to attend their meetings?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have relatives who gather once a week. They smoke during the gathering and play the game of blotto. Am I required to attend their meetings and greet them?

Answer:
No. If you disapprove of them and they refuse to stop, then attend. But if they continue in what they are doing, do not attend their gatherings. This is an evil, and you are not permitted to attend except by forbidding it. Yes.