Does drinking water taken from a river after swearing not to drink from that river constitute breaking the oath?

Chapter on Explicit Divorce and Others

Al-Mughni

Book of Divorce

Book 39 · Issue 1 · Bab 2

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If an oath is sworn, "I will not drink from this river," and the person scoops water from it and drinks, the oath is broken (Hanth). This applies because the river itself is the subject of the prohibition.