A pregnant woman feels nauseous all the time – how should she pray?

Question

Praise be to Allah.

Firstly:
it is not permissible for a Muslim to forego prayer no matter what the
situation. But if he is sick, then he should pray according to what
he is able to do. So he should pray standing up; if he cannot do that,
then he should pray sitting, and if he cannot do that, then on his side.
The evidence for that is:

1
– ‘Imraan ibn Husayn (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: “The
Messenger of Allaah

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘Pray standing, and
if you cannot, then sitting, and if you cannot, then on your side.’”
(narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1117)

2 – It was narrated from Jaabir (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to a sick person who
prayed using a pillow for rukoo’ and prostration “Pray on the ground
if you can, and if you cannot, then tilt your head, and make your sujood
lower than your rukoo’.” (Narrated by al-Bayhaqi with a strong (qawiy)
isnaad, 4359. Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Saheeh, 323). See
also Question no. 7522.

Secondly,
although you say that you feel nauseous during pregnancy, this should
not prevent you from doing the prayers; even if you feel nauseous when
you pray, this does not invalidate your prayers.

Thirdly,
can a woman join prayers if she finds it difficult to pray each prayer
at its own time?

Examples
of difficulty include travelling, sickness, rain, mud and intense cold
wind.

But
shortening the prayers is only permitted when travelling.

This
woman who feels nauseous when praying will be rewarded in sha Allaah
for striving to pray when she is in this difficult situation. Whatever
she suffers of pain and exhaustion in her pregnancy will also expiate
for her sins, because the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “No fatigue, no disease,
no sorrow, no sadness, no hurt, no distress befalls a Muslim, not even
the prick of a thorn, but Allaah expiates some of his sins for that.”

(Narrated
by al-Bukhaari, al-Murda, 5210 – from Abu Hurayrah)

And Allaah knows best.