What should one do if he finds five dinars in a shared courtyard between several residential apartments?

The questioner : Shaykh, if you would allow me, I was just outside before the 'Asr prayer, at the main gate. Of course, inside the gate, there is a courtyard.

The Shaykh : Which gate?

The questioner : The gate of our house, meaning. So I found five dinars at the gate. And of course, after the gate, there is a large courtyard. This courtyard branches out to five or six houses. So, to whom should we present these five dinars? Or is this something that is not looked into, as you say?
The student : Abu Hammam, to whom should the five dinars be presented? He must consult the five people in the apartment.

The Shaykh : That is the closest thing.
The student : That is the closest thing, correct?

The Shaykh : Yes, but how does he consult them?
The student : Who lost money? The one who says, "I lost one dinar," is not correct. The one who says, "I lost three," is not correct. The one who says, "I lost ten," is not correct. How much did you lose? The one who says, "I lost five, I lost them the day before yesterday," ... For example, when did you find them? Yesterday? ...