Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the people referred to in the verse «﴿كُنْتُمْخَيْرَأُمَّةٍأُخْرِجَتْلِلنَّاسِ . . . . .﴾ [آل عمران : 110]» are those who migrated towards Madinah Munawwarah with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / ومن مسند بني هاشم / 2926