The tradition mentioned above has been transmitted by al-Zuhri from a different chain of narrators.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: This narration is weak in its chain of transmission.
However, its meaning is correct.
That is, this subject is established from other authentic narrations; therefore, it is impermissible and unlawful to participate in such a dining spread or such gatherings where something unlawful (haram) is present, except in the case where one participates in order to fulfill the obligation of forbidding evil (nahi ‘an al-munkar) and enjoining good (amr bil-ma‘ruf).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3775